A bash script for setting up the symlinks for your dot files

dotfile_automated_setup.sh

#!/bin/bash

green='\033[0;32m'
reset='\033[0m'

# position-based matching
# pwd assumes you are running this from the root of your dotfile dir
files=( ~/.zshrc )
links=( "$(pwd)/.zshrc" )

for index in ${!files[*]}; do
    file=${files[$index]}
    link=${links[$index]}

    if [ -e $file ]; then
        read -p "Are you sure you want to delete $file? (y/n) " -n 1 -r
        echo
        if [[ $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
            echo "Deleting $file"
            rm -rf "$file"
            echo "Creating symbolic link: $file -> $link"
            ln -s "$link" "$file"
            echo "Link created successfully."
        else
            echo "No changes made."
        fi
    else
        echo "$file does not exist. Creating symbolic link: $file -> $link"
        ln -s "$link" "$file"
        echo "Link created successfully."
    fi
    echo
done

echo -e "${green}dotfiles generated!${reset}"