make-gitignore.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Author: Rick Moynihan
# (c) 2013 Stardotstar Ltd
#
# Script to aid copying .gitignore files from the github gitignore project.
#
# Usage:
#
#  1) $ git clone https://github.com/github/gitignore.git
#
#  2) Edit this script and change GITIGNORE_PROJECT_PATH to the path of the repo you downloaded.
#  
#  3) Copy script to your path and chmod +x make-gitignore
#        
#  4) Run make-gitignore [IGNORE-FILES]
#
#

GITIGNORE_PROJECT_PATH=~/repos/gitignore


if [ "$#" -eq 0 ];then
    echo "Usage: $(basename $0) IGNORE-FILE"
    echo
    declare PROG_IGNORES=$(ls $GITIGNORE_PROJECT_PATH | sed -E 's/\.gitignore|\.\/Global:|LICENSE|README\.md|\.://g' | tr '\n' ' ')
    declare GLOB_IGNORES=$(ls $GITIGNORE_PROJECT_PATH/Global | sed -E 's/(.*)\.gitignore|LICENSE|README\.md|\.:/Global\/\1/g' | tr '\n' ' ')
    echo "Where IGNORE-FILE is one of: $PROG_IGNORES$GLOB_IGNORES"
else
    for i in $*
    do
        echo $i
        cat $GITIGNORE_PROJECT_PATH/$i.gitignore >> .gitignore
    done 
fi