unitproc/bkmvln

   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"