lnf() {
local help="lnf [--help] LN_ARGUMENTS...
-Create symlinks conveniently.
+Create symlinks conveniently and forcefully.
Remove existing file/links using trash-put or rm -rf if it is not available.
-Create directory if needed. Finally, ln -s -- LN_ARGUMENTS"
+Create directory if needed. Small change to ln argument semantics: for 2 arguments,
+the second is the link, never a directory to put the link in.
+LN_ARGUMENTS are passed to ln -s --, meaning no ln option arguments are supported."
if [[ $1 == --help ]]; then
echo "$help"
return 0
remove="rm -rf"
fi
- if [[ $# -ge 3 && ! -d ${!#} ]]; then
- mkdir -p "${!#}"
- elif [[ $# -ge 2 && -d ${!#} ]]; then
- local oldcwd=$PWD
- cd ${!#} # last arg
- for x in "${@:1:$(($#-1))}"; do # all but last arg
- # remove any trailing slashes
- x="${x%%+(/)}"
- # remove any leading directory components
- x="${x##*/}"
- [[ -e "$x" || -L "$x" ]] && $remove "$x"
- done
- cd "$oldcwd"
+ if [[ $# -ge 3 ]]; then
+ if [[ -d ${!#} ]]; then
+ local oldcwd=$PWD
+ cd ${!#} # last arg
+ for x in "${@:1:$(($#-1))}"; do # all but last arg
+ # remove any trailing slashes
+ x="${x%%+(/)}"
+ # remove any leading directory components
+ x="${x##*/}"
+ [[ -e "$x" || -L "$x" ]] && $remove "$x"
+ done
+ cd "$oldcwd"
+ else
+ mkdir -p "${!#}"
+ fi
elif [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then
if [[ -e "$2" || -L "$2" ]]; then
$remove "$2"