backup_dotfiles.zsh

#!/usr/bin/env zsh

# ANSI color codes
GREEN="\033[32m"
YELLOW="\033[33m"
RESET="\033[0m"

BACKUP_DIR="$HOME/Documents/dotfiles_backup"

# Create the backup directory if it doesn't exist
# and initialized git repo
if [ ! -d "$BACKUP_DIR" ]; then
  mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"
  cd "$BACKUP_DIR"
  git init
else
  cd "$BACKUP_DIR"
  if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
    git init
  fi
fi

# List of dotfiles/directories to back up
DOTFILES=(
  "$HOME/.config/alacritty"
  "$HOME/.zshrc"
  "$HOME/.tmux.conf"
  "$HOME/.tmux"
  "$HOME/.config/tmuxinator"
  "$HOME/.config/nvim"
  "$HOME/.config/starship.toml"
)

# Backup the dotfiles
for dotfile in "${DOTFILES[@]}"; do
  if [ -e "$dotfile" ]; then
    echo "\n${YELLOW}Backing up $dotfile...${RESET}"
    # avoiding nested git repositories
    rsync -av --exclude='.git' "$dotfile" "$BACKUP_DIR"
    git add -A
    echo "${GREEN}Backed up $dotfile to $BACKUP_DIR${RESET}"
    echo "\n------------------------------------\n\n\n"
  else
    echo "${YELLOW}Skipped $dotfile (not found)${RESET}"
    echo "\n------------------------------------\n\n\n"
  fi
done

# Commit the changes
git commit -m "Updated dotfiles backup via script."

echo "${GREEN}Dotfile backup completed.${RESET}"