| 1 | #!/bin/bash |
| 2 | # |
| 3 | # inspired by https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8523159/how-do-i-move-a-relative-symbolic-link#8523293 |
| 4 | # by Christopher Neylan |
| 5 | |
| 6 | help() { |
| 7 | echo 'usage: mv_ln src_ln dest_dir' |
| 8 | echo ' mv_ln --help' |
| 9 | echo |
| 10 | echo ' Move the symbolic link src_ln into dest_dir while' |
| 11 | echo ' keeping it relative' |
| 12 | exit 1 |
| 13 | } |
| 14 | |
| 15 | [ "$1" == "--help" ] || [ ! -L "$1" ] || [ ! -d "$2" ] && help |
| 16 | |
| 17 | set -e # exit on error |
| 18 | |
| 19 | orig_link="$1" |
| 20 | orig_name=$( basename "$orig_link" ) |
| 21 | orig_dest=$( readlink -f "$orig_link" ) |
| 22 | dest_dir="$2" |
| 23 | |
| 24 | ln -r -s "$orig_dest" "$dest_dir/$orig_name" |
| 25 | rm "$orig_link" |