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c5acea2
use variable $olddir instead of hard coded dotfiles_old/
Timbinous May 24, 2013
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using pwd of the cloned dotfiles rather than a specific location
Timbinous May 24, 2013
1858c88
couldnt see the purpose of changing to the directory
Timbinous May 24, 2013
2690c96
use nicer syntax to represent pwd
Timbinous May 24, 2013
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9 changes: 2 additions & 7 deletions makesymlinks.sh
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########## Variables

dir=~/dotfiles # dotfiles directory
dir=$(pwd)
olddir=~/dotfiles_old # old dotfiles backup directory
files="bashrc vimrc vim zshrc oh-my-zsh private scrotwm.conf Xresources" # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir

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mkdir -p $olddir
echo "done"

# change to the dotfiles directory
echo -n "Changing to the $dir directory ..."
cd $dir
echo "done"

# move any existing dotfiles in homedir to dotfiles_old directory, then create symlinks from the homedir to any files in the ~/dotfiles directory specified in $files
for file in $files; do
echo "Moving any existing dotfiles from ~ to $olddir"
mv ~/.$file ~/dotfiles_old/
mv ~/.$file $olddir/
echo "Creating symlink to $file in home directory."
ln -s $dir/$file ~/.$file
done
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