46 lines
1009 B
Bash
Executable File
46 lines
1009 B
Bash
Executable File
#!/bin/bash
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# moves a directory and then links it back
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# good for moving directories from one partition to another but without changing any settings
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SCRIPT_NAME='mvln'
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USAGE_STRING='usage: '$SCRIPT_NAME' <source_path> <destination_dir_path>'
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# Show usage and exit with status
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show_usage_and_exit () {
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echo $USAGE_STRING
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exit 1
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}
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# ERROR file does not exist
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no_file () {
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echo $SCRIPT_NAME': '$1': No such file or directory'
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exit 2
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}
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# Check syntax
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if [ $# -ne 2 ]; then
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show_usage_and_exit
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fi
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# Check file existence
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if [ ! -e "$1" ]; then
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no_file $1
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fi
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# Get paths
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source_path=$1
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destination_path=$2
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# Check that destination ends with a slash
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[[ $destination_path != */ ]] && destination_path="$destination_path"/
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# Move source
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[[ -d "$destination_path" ]] || mkdir -p "$destination_path"
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mv "$source_path" "$destination_path"
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# Get original path
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original_path=$destination_path$(basename $source_path)
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# Create symlink in source dir
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ln -s "$original_path" "${source_path%/}"
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