Trying to move selected dotfiles from ~ directory into new directory dotfiles and create symbink, with this code:
1 #!/bin/bash.
2 # This file moves selected files to newly created .dotfile folder and creates symbolic synblinks.
3
4 # STEPS:.
5 # 1. create and array of with .dotfiles elements.
6 # 2. create a new directory .dotfiles if this directory does not exits.
7 # 3. move selected .dotfiles from step 1 into directory created in step 2.
8 # 4. create symbolic links for all .dotfiles from step 1.
9 # 5. initialize a git repo.
10
11 # 1. declare an array with .dotfiles element for versioning:.
12 declare -a Dotfiles=('bash_profile' 'bashrc' 'gitconfig' 'gitignore' 'profile' 'vimrc' 'vimrc.after' )
13
14 # inform the user and print the whole array on the screen:
15 echo 'going to move the following selected .dotfiles:'
16 echo ${Dotfiles[@]}
17
18 # 2. create a variable for new directory for storing dotfiles..
19 dir = ~/dotfiles
20 cd ~ && mkdir -p $dir
21 echo 'directory created'
22
23 # move selected dotfiles to new directory .dotfiles
24
25 for dotfile in "${Dotfiles[@]}";do
26 echo "moving $dotfile into directory $dir"
27 mv ~/.$dotfile $dir
28 echo "creating symblik for $dotfile"
29 ln -s $dir/$dotfile ~/.$dotfile
30 done
31 echo 'done'
When I run it, new directory is created, but original dotfiles are not moved and symblink are not running as well.
Questions are
- What is missing in this code?
- Do you have some suggestions for refactoring?
