(OS X) Save Mac App Store downloads as .pkgs

save-app-store-pkgs.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Jacob Salmela
# 2014-06-01
#-------DESCRIPTION-----------
# smasp - Save Mac App Store Packages

#---------USAGE---------------
# Pause each app or update that you want to save a package for
# Run this script

#-------VARIABLES-------------
appStoreFolder=$(sudo find /private/var/folders -type f -name "*.pkg")
# For loop incrementor
i=0

#--------------------------------
#----------BEGIN SCRIPT----------
#--------------------------------
for package in $appStoreFolder
do
  # Make a hard link of the package in the Downloads folder 
	sudo ln $package ~/Downloads/_MAS_$i.pkg
	
	# Increment by one in case there are more .pkgs to save
	i=$(($i+1))
done