install.sh

#!/bin/bash
############################
# This script creates symlinks from the home directory to any desired dotfiles in ~/dotfiles
############################

########## Variables

dir=~/dotfiles                                 # dotfiles directory
olddir=~/dotfiles_old                          # old dotfiles backup directory
files="vimrc vim zshrc oh-my-zsh tmux.conf gitconfig"    # list of files/folders to symlink in homedir
user="$(whoami)" # your current user
git clone https://github.com/morhetz/gruvbox.git ~/.vim/bundle/gruvbox # install gruvbox

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# create dotfiles_old in homedir
echo "Creating $olddir for backup of any existing dotfiles in ~"
mkdir -p $olddir
echo "...done"

# change to the dotfiles directory
echo "Changing to the $dir directory"
cd $dir
echo "...done"

# move any existing dotfiles in homedir to dotfiles_old directory, then create symlinks
for file in $files; do
  echo "Moving any existing dotfiles from ~ to $olddir"
  mv ~/.$file ~/dotfiles_old/
  echo "Creating symlink to $file in home directory."
  ln -s $dir/$file ~/.$file
done

ln -sf $dir/bka.zsh-theme ~/.oh-my-zsh/themes/bka.zsh-theme

# ln -s ~/dotfiles/i3config ~/.config/i3/config
ln -s /home/bernd/dotfiles/ackrc /home/$user/.ackrc

mkdir -p ~/tmp/vim/undo
mkdir -p ~/tmp/vim/backup
mkdir -p ~/tmp/vim/swap