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firefox-sync arch aur package build
#!/bin/bash
STATIC=main
LINK=
VOLATILE=/dev/shm/$USER/firefox
usage()
{
echo "Usage: firefox-sync [-dh] [-p profile-basename]"
}
longhelp()
{
usage
cat <<EOF
This program syncs your firefox profile to a ramdisk (/dev/shm) and back.
-h prints this help message
-d prints the default profile directory
-p [dir] set the profile basename
EOF
exit 0
}
while getopts dhp: options
do
case $options in
d) echo "default profile directory is ~/.mozilla/firefox/$LINK"
exit 0;;
h) longhelp;;
p) LINK="$OPTARG";;
?) usage
exit 0;;
esac
done
if [ -z "$LINK" ]; then
echo "Profile directory not set. Try the -p option" > /dev/stderr
exit 1
fi
cd ~/.mozilla/firefox
if [ ! -e "$LINK" ]; then
echo "~/.mozilla/firefox/$LINK does not exist" > /dev/stderr
exit 1
fi
[[ -r $VOLATILE ]] || install -dm700 $VOLATILE
if [[ `readlink $LINK` != $VOLATILE ]]; then
mv $LINK $STATIC
ln -s $VOLATILE $LINK
fi
if [[ -e $LINK/.unpacked ]]; then
rsync -av --delete --exclude .unpacked ./$LINK/ ./$STATIC/
else
rsync -av ./$STATIC/ ./$LINK/
touch $LINK/.unpacked
fi
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