sync browser profile (saves ssd)

profile_sync.sh

#!/bin/bash

BROWSER=$2
PERMANENT_DIR=$3

function resume {
  rm ${PERMANENT_DIR}
  mv ${PERMANENT_DIR}.backup ${PERMANENT_DIR}
}

function start {
  if [ -e /tmp/${USER}-${BROWSER} ]; then echo "Already started"; exit 1; fi
  if [ -L ${PERMANENT_DIR} ]; then echo "Not cleanly stopped. Resuming..."; resume; fi
  cp -a ${PERMANENT_DIR} /tmp/${USER}-${BROWSER}
  mv ${PERMANENT_DIR} ${PERMANENT_DIR}.backup
  ln -s /tmp/${USER}-${BROWSER} ${PERMANENT_DIR}
}

function stop {
  if [ ! -e /tmp/${USER}-${BROWSER} ]; then echo "Not started"; exit 1; fi
  m ${PERMANENT_DIR}
  mv /tmp/${USER}-${BROWSER} ${PERMANENT_DIR}
  rm -r ${PERMANENT_DIR}.backup
}

case $1 in
        start) start;;
        stop) stop;;
esac