Fetch
This is my Dotfiles fetcher. This script collects configuration files from various places on my machine. This Org document is available in my Dotfiles repository as well as my GitHub Pages.
Table of Contents
System Files
Here is the first array, listing all the files on the system I’d like to preserve.
# Dotfiles fetcher script system_files=( "$HOME/.config/bspwm/bspwmrc" "$HOME/.config/bspwm/bspwm.org" "$HOME/.config/.dwm/autostart.sh" "$HOME/.config/.dwm/autostart_blocking.sh" "$HOME/.ncmpcpp/config" "$HOME/.ncmpcpp/bindings" "$HOME/.config/polybar/config.ini" "$HOME/.config/polybar/config.org" "$HOME/.config/sxhkd/sxhkdrc" "$HOME/.config/conky/conky.conf" "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/m7etmxn4.default/chrome/userChrome.css" "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/m7etmxn4.default/chrome/userContent.css" "$HOME/.mozilla/firefox/m7etmxn4.default/user.js" "$HOME/.vim/bundle/vim-devicons/plugin/webdevicons.vim" "$HOME/.config/ranger/plugins/ranger_devicons/devicons.py" "$HOME/.gitconfig" "/etc/mpd.conf" "$HOME/.config/mpv/mpv.conf" "$HOME/.config/ranger/rc.conf" "$HOME/.config/ranger/rifle.conf" "$HOME/.config/ranger/scope.sh" "$HOME/.vimrc" "$HOME/.config/foot/foot.ini" "$HOME/.config/foot/foot.org" "$HOME/.config/foot/labwc.ini" "$HOME/.config/foot/sway.ini" # "/usr/share/vim/vim82/syntax/c.vim" # "/usr/share/vim/vim82/syntax/php.vim" "$HOME/.xinitrc" "$HOME/.Xresources" "$HOME/.zsh.org" "$HOME/.zshrc" "$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/themes/babkock.zsh-theme" "$HOME/.oh-my-zsh/themes/babkockicon.zsh-theme" "$HOME/.tmux.conf" "$HOME/.doom.d/init.el" "$HOME/.doom.d/init.org" "$HOME/.doom.d/config.el" "$HOME/.doom.d/config.org" "$HOME/.doom.d/packages.el" "$HOME/org/elfeed.org" "$HOME/.config/qutebrowser/config.py" "$HOME/.config/qutebrowser/config.org" "$HOME/.config/qutebrowser/quickmarks" "$HOME/.config/tinyserve/index.html" "$HOME/.fonts.conf" "$HOME/.config/gtk-2.0/gtkfilechooser.ini" "$HOME/.config/gtk-2.0/gtkrc" "$HOME/.config/gtk-3.0/settings.ini" "$HOME/.config/dunst/dunstrc" "/usr/bin/batnotify" "$HOME/bin/hdmi" "$HOME/bin/rhdmi" "$HOME/bin/ssway" "$HOME/bin/start" "$HOME/bin/slabwc" "$HOME/.config/sway/config" "$HOME/.config/waybar/config.org" "$HOME/.config/waybar/style.org" "$HOME/.config/waybar/config.json" "$HOME/.config/waybar/style.css" "$HOME/.config/waybar/rconfig.json" "$HOME/.config/waybar/river.css" "$HOME/.config/waybar/lconfig.json" "$HOME/.config/waybar/labwc.css" "$HOME/.config/river/init" "$HOME/.config/wob/wob.ini" "$HOME/.config/labwc/autostart" "$HOME/.config/labwc/environment" "$HOME/.config/labwc/rc.xml" "$HOME/.config/labwc/menu.xml" "$HOME/.themes/labwc/openbox-3/themerc" )
Repo Files
And here’s the second array. This is where those files will be copied to. Notice the absolute paths vs. relative paths.
repo_files=( "bspwm/bspwmrc" "bspwm/README.org" "dwm/autostart.sh" "dwm/autostart_blocking.sh" "ncmpcpp/config" "ncmpcpp/bindings" "polybar/config.ini" "polybar/README.org" "sxhkd/sxhkdrc" "conky.conf" "chrome/userChrome.css" "chrome/userContent.css" "user.js" "vim/webdevicons.vim" "ranger/devicons.py" "gitconfig" "mpd.conf" "mpv.conf" "ranger/rc.conf" "ranger/rifle.conf" "ranger/scope.sh" "vimrc" "foot/foot.ini" "foot/README.org" "foot/labwc.ini" "foot/sway.ini" # "vim/c.vim" # "vim/php.vim" "xinitrc" "Xresources" "zsh/README.org" "zsh/zshrc" "babkock.zsh-theme" "babkockicon.zsh-theme" "tmux.conf" "doom.d/init.el" "doom.d/init.org" "doom.d/config.el" "doom.d/README.org" "doom.d/packages.el" "elfeed.org" "qutebrowser/config.py" "qutebrowser/README.org" "qutebrowser/quickmarks" "tinyserve/index.html" "fonts.conf" "gtkfilechooser.ini" "gtkrc" "settings.ini" "dunstrc" "bin/batnotify" "bin/hdmi" "bin/rhdmi" "bin/ssway" "bin/start" "bin/slabwc" "sway/config" "waybar/README.org" "waybar/style.org" "waybar/config.json" "waybar/style.css" "waybar/rconfig.json" "waybar/river.css" "waybar/lconfig.json" "waybar/labwc.css" "river/init" "wob.ini" "labwc/autostart" "labwc/environment" "labwc/rc.xml" "labwc/menu.xml" "labwc/themerc" )
The Code
If you want to use this Dotfiles fetcher script, you’d really only have to worry about the contents of those two arrays, and make sure they’re in sync. The rest of the code here should not be modified.
What this script does:
- Compares each config file on the system with its respective copy in the repository
- If the file is not in the repository, adds it
- If the files are different, copies the system file into the repository, replacing the older version, and adds the new file to the staging area
- If the files are the same, that means it’s up to date, do nothing
Compare Function
compare() { if [[ -f "$2" ]]; then cmp "$1" "$2" > /dev/null result=$? if [[ $result == 1 ]]; then cp "$1" "$2" > /dev/null printf "\e[92;1mChanged -- \e[95m%s\n" "$2" if [[ "$2" != "surf/bookmarks.txt" && "$2" != "qutebrowser/quickmarks" ]]; then git add "$2" fi elif [[ $result == 0 ]]; then printf "\e[33mUnchanged -- \e[93m%s\n" "$2" fi else printf "\e[92;1mAdded -- \e[95m%s\n" "$2" cp "$1" "$2" > /dev/null git add "$2" fi }
Driver
This is the Bash version of a “foreach” loop. The beginning of the driver explains to the user what is going to happen, and asks for their confirmation.
printf "\e[93;1mThis script will overwrite the contents of this repository with\n" printf "\e[93;1mwhatever is in the standard config locations for this user.\n\n" printf "\e[94;1mIt will also add any changed files to the repo's staging area.\n\n" printf "\e[91;1mContinue? (Y/N) " read contin if [[ $contin == "y" || $contin == "Y" ]]; then printf "\e[92;1mContinuing...\n" for ((i=0;i<${#system_files[@]};++i)); do sys="${system_files[i]}" rep="${repo_files[i]}" if [[ -f "$sys" ]]; then compare "$sys" "$rep" else continue fi done printf "\e[93;1mFinished fetching\n" git add "$0" unset compare git checkout HEAD -- qutebrowser/quickmarks vim elfeed.org true else printf "\e[91;mFetch cancelled\n" unset compare false fi
And that’s it!
Using
After typing ./fetch.sh in your command line, you will see the following output.
This script will overwrite the contents of this repository with whatever is in the standard config locations for this user. It will also add any changed files to the repo's staging area. Continue? (Y/N)
Simple type “Y” or “y” and then Enter to proceed with the script, or “N” to cancel.