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bkp - toggle ".bkp" extension
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#! /usr/bin/env bash | |
# All my gist code is licensed under the MIT license. | |
# Add this somewhere in your .bashrc | |
# bkp | |
# - toggle a ".bkp" extension to a file(s) | |
function bkp () { | |
# print usage on -h/--help or no arguments | |
if [[ "$#" -eq 1 && ("$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help") ]]; then | |
echo "${bold}Usage:${reset} bkp <file>..." | |
echo " - If the file has a '.bkp' extension, remove it" | |
echo " - If the file does not have a '.bkp' extension, add it" | |
echo " - Do nothing if a file with the new name already exists" | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
# first, create array of all the final files | |
local newFiles=() | |
for file in "$@"; do | |
if [[ "$file" == *.bkp ]]; then | |
newFiles+=("${file%.bkp}") | |
else | |
newFiles+=("${file}.bkp") | |
fi | |
done | |
# bail out if any of the new files already exists | |
for file in "${newFiles[@]}"; do | |
if [[ -f "$file" ]]; then | |
echo "${red}Error:${reset} This script would overwrite ${bold}$file${reset}. Bailing out." | |
return 1 | |
fi | |
done | |
# rename files | |
local index=0 | |
for file in "$@"; do | |
mv "$file" "${newFiles[$index]}" | |
index=$((index + 1)) | |
done | |
} |
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