restore_dotfiles.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

BACKUP_DIR="${1:-"${HOME}/.dotfiles/backups/latest"}"

if [[ ! -d "${BACKUP_DIR}" ]]; then
	echo "Backup directory \"${BACKUP_DIR}\" does not exist." >&2
	exit 1
fi

echo "Restore dotfiles in backup directory \"${BACKUP_DIR}\"."

DOTFILES=(
	.zshrc				.dotfiles/.zshrc
	.gemrc				.dotfiles/.gemrc
	.bash_profile		.dotfiles/.bash_profile
	.bashrc				.dotfiles/.bashrc
	.vimrc				.dotfiles/.vimrc
	.tmux.conf			.dotfiles/.tmux.conf
	.tmux.conf.local	.dotfiles/.tmux.conf.local
						.dotfiles/.tmux.conf.user
	.gitconfig			.dotfiles/.gitconfig
	.gitignore_global	.dotfiles/.gitignore_global
	.condarc			.dotfiles/.condarc
	.gdbinit			.dotfiles/.gdbinit
	.Xresources			.dotfiles/.Xresources
						.dotfiles/utilities.sh
)

cd "${HOME}"

for file in "${DOTFILES[@]}"; do
	if [[ -f "${BACKUP_DIR}/${file}" || -d "${BACKUP_DIR}/${file}" ]]; then
		backup_prefix="$(dirname "${BACKUP_DIR}/${file}")"
		prefix="$(dirname "${HOME}/${file}")"
		file="$(basename "${file}")"
		if diff -EB "${backup_prefix}/${file}" "${prefix}/${file}" &>/dev/null; then
			echo "The file \"${file}\" in \"${backup_prefix}\" is same as the one in \"${prefix}\". Skip."
		else
			echo "Restore \"${file}\" from \"${backup_prefix}\" to \"${prefix}\"."
			cp -rf "${backup_prefix}/${file}" "${prefix}/"
			if [[ "${prefix}" == "${HOME}/.dotfiles" ]]; then
				if diff -EB "${file}" ".dotfiles/${file}" &>/dev/null; then
					echo "The file \"${file}\" in \"${HOME}\" is same as the one in \"${HOME}/.dotfiles\". Make symbolic link."
					ln -sf ".dotfiles/${file}" .
				fi
			fi
		fi
	fi
done