cpgit - Copies a node project to a new directory while excluding node_modules and git history

cpgit.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Copies a node project to a new directory while excluding node_modules and git history

# Check for both source and destination directory arguments
if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
  echo "Required arguements: source_directory new_directory"
  exit 1
fi

# Define source and new directory names
SOURCE_DIR="$1"
NEW_DIR="$2"

# Perform recursive copy while excluding certain folders
rsync -av --exclude '/node_modules' --exclude '/.git' "$SOURCE_DIR/" "$NEW_DIR/"

Recommended Setup

Assuming you save this to ~/scripts/cpgit.sh

Make the file executable

chmod +x ~/scripts/cpgit.sh

Alias the script in your ~/.bashrc or ~/.zshrc file

alias cpgit="~/scripts/cpgit.sh"

Example usage

cpgit ./source-folder ./destination-folder