A script that backs up my dotfiles to github

backup_dots.sh

#!/bin/bash

# variables
gitdir=~/git-dotfiles
dir=~/dotfiles
files="xres cmus config fehbg themes bashrc xinitrc XResources"
NOW=$(date +"%H:%M-%D")

# if directories do not exist create them
mkdir -p $dir
mkdir -p $gitdir

# making sure in home directory
cd ~

for file in $files; do
	echo "Moving .$file to $dir"
	if [ ! -d $dir/.$file ]; then
		mv ~/.$file $dir
	fi
	echo "Creating a symlink to $file in your home directory"
	
	if [ ! -d ~/.$file ]; then
		ln -s $dir/.$file ~/.$file
	fi
done


# copy files to your git repo directory
for file in $files; do
	echo "Copying .$file to $gitdir"
	cp -R $dir/.$file $gitdir
done

cd $gitdir

# if there's a password in one of your dotfiles, uncomment this line and put your password in
# it will be changed to ******** probably a good idea if you're backing up to git
# find ./ -type f -exec sed -i 's/password_here/********/g' {} \;


# backup to git
git add --all
git commit -m "Routine backup at $NOW"
git push -u origin master