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| -rw-r--r-- | README.md | 15 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | dot-backup.sh | 12 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 7 deletions
@@ -135,15 +135,18 @@ GIT_BRANCH="master" ## Adding Files -**Edit the script** — add paths to the `DOTFILES` array in `dot-backup.sh`. - -**Or use the external list** — add paths to `~/.config/dot-backup/files.list`, one per line: +**External list (recommended)** — create `~/.config/dot-backup/files.list` with one path per line. When this file exists and is non-empty it replaces the built-in list entirely: ``` -# extra dotfiles -.config/myapp -.config/otherapp.conf +# shell +.bashrc +.bash_aliases + +# system files /etc/hosts +/etc/fstab ``` +**Built-in fallback** — if `files.list` is missing or empty, the script uses the `DOTFILES` array hardcoded in `dot-backup.sh`. + Relative paths are treated as `$HOME`-relative. Absolute paths (starting with `/`) are treated as system files. diff --git a/dot-backup.sh b/dot-backup.sh index 0e22d70..f58c873 100755 --- a/dot-backup.sh +++ b/dot-backup.sh @@ -160,10 +160,20 @@ DOTFILES=( "/etc/bash_completion.d" ) -# Load external list if it exists, appending to built-in list +# Use external list exclusively if it exists and is non-empty +_has_external_list=false if [[ -f "$DOTFILES_LIST" ]]; then while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do [[ "$line" =~ ^#.*$ || -z "$line" ]] && continue + _has_external_list=true + break + done < "$DOTFILES_LIST" +fi + +if [[ "$_has_external_list" == true ]]; then + DOTFILES=() + while IFS= read -r line || [[ -n "$line" ]]; do + [[ "$line" =~ ^#.*$ || -z "$line" ]] && continue DOTFILES+=("$line") done < "$DOTFILES_LIST" fi |