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#!/bin/bash

# Copy svn:ignore files between directories. Handy when checking out and working
# on branches. This script is specific to my needs, but could be easily 
# generalized.
# - Adam Bachman, Sept 2009

usage() {
  printf "Copies svn:ignore'd rails configurations from one project to another.\n\n" >&2
  printf "Usage: %s /from/dir /to/dir \n\n" $(basename $0) >&2
  exit 2
}

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  usage
fi
if [ -z "$2" ]; then
  usage
fi

# remove trailing /
dirA=$(echo "$1" | sed -e 's,\(.\)/$,\1,')
dirB=$(echo "$2" | sed -e 's,\(.\)/$,\1,')

PATHS="config/development config/test"

if [ -d $dirA ]; then
  if [ -d $dirB ]; then
    for _path in `echo $PATHS`; do
      for _file in `svn propget svn:ignore $dirA/$_path`; do
        cp -v $dirA/$_path/$_file $dirB/$_path/$_file
      done
    done
  else
    echo "$dirB is not a valid directory."
  fi
else 
  echo "$dirA is not a valid directory."
fi