movevenv.sh

#!/bin/bash

# ARGUMENTS/VARIABLES
#   <venv>  (a virtualenv name)     # this is required
src=$HOME/dev                       # old venv base path
dest=$HOME/.venv                    # new venv base path

if [[ $# != 1 ]]; then
    script=$(echo $0 | grep -oE '[[:alnum:]]+\.[[:alnum:]]+$')
    echo "Usage: $script <venv>"
    echo "  <venv> argument is required."
    exit 1;
fi

# if src or dest are non-existant
if [[ ! -d $src/$1 || ! -d $dest ]]; then
    echo "check to make sure src and dest exist"
    exit 1;
fi

# main script
virtualenv --distribute $dest/$1    # make new virtualenv
rm -rf $dest/$1/lib/                # delete the new lib folder
mv $src/$1/lib/ $dest/$1/           # move the old lib folder
rm -rf $src/$1                      # delete old virtualenv
:                                   # set the return value to 0