shell-base/modules/utility/mvlnbk.sh

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#!/bin/bash
# moves a directory and then links it back
# good for moving directories from one partition to another but without changing any settings
SCRIPT_NAME='mvln'
USAGE_STRING='usage: '$SCRIPT_NAME' <source_path> <destination_dir_path>'
# Show usage and exit with status
show_usage_and_exit () {
echo $USAGE_STRING
exit 1
}
# ERROR file does not exist
no_file () {
echo $SCRIPT_NAME': '$1': No such file or directory'
exit 2
}
# Check syntax
if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
show_usage_and_exit
fi
# Check file existence
if [ ! -e "$1" ]; then
no_file $1
fi
# Get paths
source_path=$1
destination_path=$2
# Check that destination ends with a slash
[[ $destination_path != */ ]] && destination_path="$destination_path"/
# Move source
[[ -d "$destination_path" ]] || mkdir -p "$destination_path"
mv "$source_path" "$destination_path"
# Get original path
original_path=$destination_path$(basename $source_path)
# Create symlink in source dir
ln -s "$original_path" "${source_path%/}"