link.sh

#!/bin/bash
cd $(dirname $0)

# Function that links a file to $HOME, DELETING it there if it exists already

function linkFile() {
    LINK_TO_NAME=$2
    if [ -z $LINK_TO_NAME ]; then
        LINK_TO_NAME=$1
    fi
    if [ -a $HOME/$LINK_TO_NAME ]; then
        #echo "**** Found existing $LINK_TO_NAME, skipping..."
        echo "**** Found existing $LINK_TO_NAME, deleting..."
        rm -rf $HOME/$LINK_TO_NAME
        echo "Linking $1 to $LINK_TO_NAME"
        ln -s $PWD/$1 $HOME/$LINK_TO_NAME
    elif [ -h $HOME/$LINK_TO_NAME ]; then
        echo "Already symlinked $LINK_TO_NAME, skipping..."
    else
        echo "Linking $1 to $LINK_TO_NAME"
        ln -s $PWD/$1 $HOME/$LINK_TO_NAME
    fi
}

# Link files to home and exclude the ones containing certain strings

for F in $(ls -a1 | \
    grep -v '.git$' | \
    grep -v disabled | \
    grep -v .gitmodules | \
    grep -v .gitignore | \
    grep -v .dropbox | \
    grep -v .bashrc | \
    grep -v setup.sh | \
    grep -v link.sh | \
    grep -v Desktop | \
    grep -v pkglst | \
    grep -v aurlst | \
    grep -v piplst | \
    grep -v brewlst | \
    egrep -v "^..?$" | \
    egrep -v "^.*un~$" | \
    grep -v .DS_Store \
    ); do linkFile $F
done