dotfiles/create_symlinks.sh

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#!/bin/bash
############################
# This script creates symlinks from the home directory to any desired dotfiles in ~/dotfiles
# Src: https://github.com/michaeljsmalley/dotfiles/blob/master/makesymlinks.sh
############################
########## Variables
dir=~/Documents/dotfiles # dotfiles directory
olddir=~/dotfiles_old # old dotfiles backup directory
files="vim vimrc zsh zshrc tmux.conf" # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
##########
# create dotfiles_old in homedir
echo -n "Creating $olddir for backup of any existing dotfiles in ~ ..."
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/
echo "Creating symlink to $file in home directory."
ln -s $dir/$file ~/.$file
done