user/rmsym

   1 #!/usr/bin/env bash
   2 # Desc: Delete symlinks; skips non-symlinks
   3 # Usage: rmsym [paths]
   4 # Version: 0.0.1
   5
   6 yell() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; } # print script path and all args to stderr
   7 die() { yell "$*"; exit 111; } # same as yell() but non-zero exit status
   8 must() { "$@" || die "cannot $*"; } # runs args as command, reports args if command fails
   9 main () {
  10     # Check args
  11     for psarg in "$@"; do
  12         if [[ -h "$psarg" ]]; then
  13             rm "$psarg";
  14         else
  15             yell "Not a symbolic link; not deleting:$psarg";
  16             continue;
  17         fi;
  18     done;
  19 }; # main program
  20
  21 main "$@";
  22
  23 # Author: Steven Baltakatei Sandoval
  24 # License: GPLv3+