Manages executable scripts stored in Gists for use on Unix systems.

install-gist-scripts

#!/bin/bash

# First argument: the ID of the Github Gist to clone from
GIST_ID=${1}

# Clone the gist in our bin directory
cd ~/bin
git clone git@gist.github.com:/${GIST_ID}.git

# symlink all scripts for global execution
for entry in "$GIST_ID"/*
do
    SCRIPT_NAME=$entry    
    ln $SCRIPT_NAME
    chmod +x $SCRIPT_NAME
done

uninstall-gist-scripts

#!/bin/bash

# First argument: the ID of the Github Gist to uninstall
GIST_ID=${1}

# Enter the directory where the gist was cloned
cd ~/bin
cd $GIST_ID

# Delete the symlink copy of every script in the gist
SCRIPTS=*
for f in $SCRIPTS
do
    rm ../$f # delete symlink
done

# Delete the folder containing the clone of the gist
cd ~/bin
rm -rf $GIST_ID

update-gist-scripts

#!/bin/bash

# First argument: the ID of the Github Gist to pull from
GIST_ID=${1}

# Enter the directory where the gist was cloned
cd ~/bin
cd $GIST_ID

# Stash any local changes
git stash
# Update the clone to the newest version of the gist
git pull

# Loop through every script in the gist, remaking its symlink so an old
# version doesn't run instead.
SCRIPTS=*
for f in $SCRIPTS
do
    chmod +x $f
    
    # If the file existed in the previous version, delete its symlink
    if [ -f ../$f ];
    then
        rm ../$f
    fi
    
    # Make a new symlink for this script
    ln $f ../$f
done