sebastian
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Ich vertue mich selten bei ln, aber wenn fällt es mir nicht sofort auf und dann verliere ich Zeit ... Also ist das hier Idiotensicher ... jedenfalls sicherererer ;-). Mit KI verbessert (Opus 4) Prompt: Enhance the script I've wrote to make the user understand at any point what the difference is and help figure out the outcome better.
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112 lines
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3.2 KiB
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#!/bin/bash
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show_help() {
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echo "ln+ - Enhanced symbolic link creator"
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echo ""
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echo "Usage: ln+ <source> <target>"
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echo ""
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echo "Creates symbolic links with interactive path options:"
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echo " f - filename only (relative path)"
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echo " p - full path from current directory (absolute path)"
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echo ""
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echo "Key difference between options:"
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echo " • Relative (f): Link uses source path as-is. May break if target is moved"
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echo " to a different directory, but works well for links in the"
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echo " same directory or predictable relative locations."
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echo ""
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echo " • Absolute (p): Link uses full system path. Works regardless of where"
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echo " the target link is moved, but ties the link to the"
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echo " current absolute location of the source."
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echo ""
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echo "Example usage:"
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echo " ln+ myfile.txt ~/Desktop/link_to_myfile"
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echo " → Prompts to choose between:"
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echo " f: Creates link pointing to 'myfile.txt'"
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echo " p: Creates link pointing to '/full/path/to/myfile.txt'"
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echo ""
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echo "Options:"
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echo " -h, --help Show this help message"
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}
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if [[ "$1" == "-h" || "$1" == "--help" ]]; then
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show_help
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exit 0
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fi
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if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
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echo "Error: Incorrect number of arguments"
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echo ""
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show_help
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exit 1
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fi
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source="$1"
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target="$2"
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# Check if source exists
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if [ ! -e "$source" ]; then
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echo "Warning: Source '$source' does not exist"
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echo "Continue anyway? (y/n)"
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read -n 1 confirm
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echo ""
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if [[ "$confirm" != "y" && "$confirm" != "Y" ]]; then
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echo "Operation cancelled"
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exit 1
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fi
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fi
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# Check if target already exists
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if [ -e "$target" ]; then
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echo "Target '$target' already exists. Overwrite? (y/n)"
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read -n 1 overwrite
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echo ""
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if [[ "$overwrite" != "y" && "$overwrite" != "Y" ]]; then
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echo "Operation cancelled"
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exit 1
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fi
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fi
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echo "How do you want to link '$source' to '$target'?"
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echo "f - filename only (relative path)"
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echo "p - full path from current directory (absolute path)"
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echo "h - show help with detailed explanation"
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echo "any other key - cancel"
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read -n 1 choice
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echo "" # new line after choice
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case "$choice" in
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f)
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echo "Creating relative link..."
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echo "Running: ln -sf '$source' '$target'"
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ln -sf "$source" "$target"
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if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
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echo "✓ Symbolic link created successfully"
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echo " Link: $target → $source"
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else
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echo "✗ Failed to create symbolic link"
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exit 1
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fi
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;;
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p)
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fullsource="$(pwd)/$source"
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echo "Creating absolute link..."
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echo "Running: ln -sf '$fullsource' '$target'"
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ln -sf "$fullsource" "$target"
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if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
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echo "✓ Symbolic link created successfully"
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echo " Link: $target → $fullsource"
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else
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echo "✗ Failed to create symbolic link"
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exit 1
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fi
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;;
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h)
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echo ""
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show_help
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exit 0
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;;
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*)
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echo "Operation cancelled"
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exit 1
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;;
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esac |