Link binaries to /opt/local/bin

link_bin_to_opt.sh

#!/bin/bash

# BIN_PATH should not require trailing slash
BIN_PATH=${1}
if [ -z "${BIN_PATH}" ]; then
    echo Please state the path to the bin folder, e.g.: > /dev/stderr
    echo ${0} PATH_TO_BIN_FOLDER > /dev/stderr
    exit 1
fi

shift 1

DRY_RUN=1
while getopts "x" option_name; do
case "$option_name" in
    x) DRY_RUN=0;;
esac
done

BIN_FILES=`find ${BIN_PATH} -type f -perm +0111 -depth 1`
for FILE in $BIN_FILES; do
    COMMAND="ln -s $FILE /opt/local/bin/`basename $FILE`"
    if [ ${DRY_RUN} -eq 1 ]; then
        echo ${COMMAND}
    else
        eval ${COMMAND}
    fi
done

if [ ${DRY_RUN} -eq 1 ]; then
    echo Please use flag -x to get script to run commands
fi