makesymlinks.sh

#!/bin/bash
############################
# This script creates symlinks from the home directory to any desired dotfiles in ~/dotfiles
############################

########## Variables

dir=~/.dotfiles                    # dotfiles directory
olddir=~/.dotfiles_old             # old dotfiles backup directory
files="zshrc gitconfig gitignore 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

echo "Special case for NeoVim"
mkdir ~/.config/nvim
mkdir -p ~/.config/nvim/dein/repos/github.com/Shougo/dein.vim
git clone https://github.com/Shougo/dein.vim.git \
          ~/.config/nvim/dein/repos/github.com/Shougo/dein.vim
echo "Linking .vimrc to ~/.config/nvim/init.vim"
ln -s $dir/init.vim ~/.config/nvim/init.vim

# install_zsh () {
# # Test to see if zshell is installed.  If it is:
# if [ -f /bin/zsh -o -f /usr/bin/zsh ]; then
#     # Clone my oh-my-zsh repository from GitHub only if it isn't already present
#     if [[ ! -d $dir/oh-my-zsh/ ]]; then
#         git clone http://github.com/robbyrussell/oh-my-zsh.git
#     fi
#     # Set the default shell to zsh if it isn't currently set to zsh
#     if [[ ! $(echo $SHELL) == $(which zsh) ]]; then
#         chsh -s $(which zsh)
#     fi
# else
#     # If zsh isn't installed, get the platform of the current machine
#     platform=$(uname);
#     # If the platform is Linux, try an apt-get to install zsh and then recurse
#     if [[ $platform == 'Linux' ]]; then
#         if [[ -f /etc/redhat-release ]]; then
#             sudo yum install zsh
#             install_zsh
#         fi
#         if [[ -f /etc/debian_version ]]; then
#             sudo apt-get install zsh
#             install_zsh
#         fi
#     # If the platform is OS X, tell the user to install zsh :)
#     elif [[ $platform == 'Darwin' ]]; then
#         echo "Please install zsh, then re-run this script!"
#         exit
#     fi
# fi
# }
#
# install_zsh