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bash: tmp() instead of rm
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# tmp: move files to /tmp instead of removing them outright. | |
# /tmp is cleaned up on reboot or so, so there is time to rectify mistakes. | |
# | |
# Usage: tmp [files or directories...] | |
# batch "do stuff to a file" files... | |
function batch() { | |
p="$1" | |
shift | |
for x in "$@"; do | |
eval '$p "$x"' || echo "batch: '$p $x' returned $?" >&2 | |
done | |
} | |
# TODO: fix issues with tmp-ing multiple directories with the same name | |
function mvsuffix() { | |
f="$2"; s=-1 | |
while true; do | |
if ! test -f "$f"; then | |
mv "$1" "$f"; echo "$f"; return | |
fi | |
s=$(($s+1)) | |
f="$2.$s" | |
done | |
} | |
function tmp1() { mvsuffix "$1" /tmp/"$(basename "$1")"; } | |
alias tmp='batch tmp1' |
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