Mobbing with bash

the_mob.bash

function add_mobber() {
  touch ~/.the_mob
  echo $1:$2:$3 >> ~/.the_mob
}

function the_mob() {
  echo $GIT_AUTHOR_NAME
}

function unmob() {
    unset GIT_AUTHOR_NAME
    unset GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
}

function mob() {
  GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=""
  GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=""
  for nickname in $@; do
    while read LINE
      do
        author=("${(@s/:/)LINE}")
        if [[ $nickname == $author[1] ]]; then
          GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=${GIT_AUTHOR_NAME},$author[2]
          GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=${GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL}+$author[3]
        fi
      done < ~/.the_mob
  done
  export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME=${GIT_AUTHOR_NAME#?}
  export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL=${${GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL#?}}+your_group@server.com
}