setup.sh

#!/bin/bash
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# Inspired by http://blog.smalleycreative.com/tutorials/using-git-and-github-to-manage-your-dotfiles/ https://github.com/michaeljsmalley/dotfiles/blob/master/makesymlinks.sh
# This script creates symlinks from the home directory to any desired dotfiles in ~/dotfiles
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# Things to think about : Homebrew, osx prefs

########## Variables

dir=~/dotfiles                    # dotfiles directory
olddir=~/dotfiles_old             # old dotfiles backup directory
files="bashrc vimrc vim zshrc gitattributes gitconfig gitignore_global tmux.conf tmuxinator"    # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir

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

# change to the dotfiles directory
echo "Changing to the $dir directory"
cd $dir || exit
echo "...done"

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