59 lines
1.8 KiB
Nix
59 lines
1.8 KiB
Nix
{writeShellApplication}:
|
|
writeShellApplication {
|
|
name = "lntocp";
|
|
|
|
runtimeInputs = [];
|
|
|
|
text = ''
|
|
#!/bin/bash
|
|
# This script accepts any number of files or directories as input.
|
|
# If the input is a symbolic link, it deletes the symlink and copies
|
|
# the original file or folder (where the symlink points to) to the location
|
|
# where the symlink was. Non-symlink files or directories are ignored.
|
|
|
|
# Function to copy original file/folder in place of the symlink
|
|
process_symlink() {
|
|
symlink="$1"
|
|
|
|
# Resolve the target (the file or directory the symlink points to)
|
|
target=$(readlink "$symlink")
|
|
|
|
# Check if the target is absolute or relative
|
|
if [[ ! "$target" =~ ^/ ]]; then
|
|
# If the target is relative, compute the full path
|
|
target="$(dirname "$symlink")/$target"
|
|
fi
|
|
|
|
# Check if the target exists
|
|
if [ -e "$target" ]; then
|
|
echo "Processing symlink: $symlink -> $target"
|
|
|
|
# Remove the symlink
|
|
rm "$symlink"
|
|
|
|
# Copy the original target to the symlink location
|
|
if [ -d "$target" ]; then
|
|
# If it's a directory, use 'cp -r'
|
|
cp -r "$target" "$symlink"
|
|
else
|
|
# Otherwise, it's a file, use 'cp'
|
|
cp "$target" "$symlink"
|
|
fi
|
|
echo "Copied $target to $symlink"
|
|
else
|
|
echo "Target $target does not exist!"
|
|
fi
|
|
}
|
|
|
|
# Loop through all arguments (files and directories passed to the script)
|
|
for item in "$@"; do
|
|
if [ -L "$item" ]; then
|
|
# If the item is a symlink, process it
|
|
process_symlink "$item"
|
|
else
|
|
echo "$item is not a symlink. Skipping."
|
|
fi
|
|
done
|
|
'';
|
|
}
|