Dropbox command-line shortcuts

__get_backup_path.rb

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

BACKUP_ROOT = "#{ENV['HOME']}/Dropbox/Mac"

if ARGV.first
  absolute_path = File.expand_path(ARGV.first)
  puts(BACKUP_ROOT + absolute_path)
end

# Expanding paths in shell looks complicated so I wrote it in Ruby
# http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1055671/how-can-i-get-the-behavior-of-gnus-readlink-f-on-a-mac

Readme.mdown

I have 2 Macbooks: one at work and one at home. I sync them using Dropbox. I sync lots of things: iTunes library, dotfiles, some ~/Library/Preferences/.

For example, I have a ~/.profile file in my home machine. I want to have the same file in my work machine. So I do the following:

$ cp ~/.profile ~/Dropbox/Mac/Users/nv/.profile 

On the work machine I do:

$ cp ~/Dropbox/Mac/Users/nv/.profile  ~/.profile

To save some typing, I’ve written a couple of scripts:

$ save .profile
/Users/nv/.profile -> /Users/nv/Dropbox/Mac/Users/nv/.profile
$ restore .profile
/Users/nv/Dropbox/Mac/Users/nv/.profile -> /Users/nv/.profile

restore

#!/bin/sh

for arg in $@
do
  BACKUP_PATH=`__get_backup_path.rb $arg`
  if [[ -e $BACKUP_PATH ]]; then
    cp -R -f -pv $BACKUP_PATH $arg
    #TODO: consider using rsync
  else
    echo 'Cannot find: '$BACKUP_PATH
  fi
done

save

#!/bin/sh

for arg in $@
do
  if [[ -e $arg ]]; then
    BACKUP_PATH=`__get_backup_path.rb $arg`
    mkdir -pv `dirname $BACKUP_PATH`
    cp -R -f -pv $arg $BACKUP_PATH
  else
    echo 'Cannot find: '$arg
  fi
done