A script to link executables into the local bin directory.

linklocalbin.sh

#!/bin/bash
# A simple script to symlink executables to the local bin directory

set -e

LOCAL_BIN_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"

ln_flags="-sn"

while getopts "fd:" OPTION; do
    case "$OPTION" in
        f)
            ln_flags="${ln_flags}f"
            force=1
        ;;
        d)
            DIR=$OPTARG
        ;;
        *)
            exit 1
        ;;
    esac
done

for file in `ls $DIR`; do
    path="$DIR/$file"
    if [[ -x $path ]] && [[ -f $path ]]; then
        echo $path
        newpath="$LOCAL_BIN_DIR/$file"
        if [[ -e $newpath ]] && [[ $force != 1 ]]; then
            echo "Skipping $file because it exists already (maybe try using -f)"
        else
            echo "Creating symlink $newpath in $LOCAL_BIN_DIR"
            ln $ln_flags $path $newpath
        fi
    fi
done