Bash script to copy a list of files with you everywhere you go

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash
p(){ printf "\n [ $* ]\n\n";}
l="$HOME/.syncfiles";[ -f $l ]||{ p "$l missing. Won't sync files.";}
[ $# -eq 0 ]&&{ exit 1;}
h="$1";shift;p=`pwd`;cd
tar -hcf- `cat $l`|ssh $h 'tar -xf -'
ssh $h "$@"
cd $p