install

#!/bin/bash
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# ./install
# This script creates symlinks from the home directory to any desired .rick in ~/.rick
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########## Variables

dir=~/.rick                    # .rick directory
olddir=~/.rick_old             # old .rick backup directory
files="bashrc vimrc vim vim_runtime"    # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir

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# create .rick_old in homedir
echo "Creating $olddir for backup of any existing .rick in ~"
mkdir -p $olddir
echo "...done"

# change to the .rick directory
echo "Changing to the $dir directory"
cd $dir
echo "...done"

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