Bash utility to copy a skeleton directory to predefined target path

closet.sh

#!/bin/bash
# Set $skeleton to desired path and rename the file to e.g. closet.sh
# Set $path to desired target directory to raise the skeleton
# Usage: closet project-name

name=$1
path=~/repos/$name
skeleton=~/repos/sshow-node-module-skeleton

if [ "$1" == "--current" ]; then
  printf "Closet at $skeleton"
fi

if [ ! -d "$skeleton" ]; then
  printf "Skeleton does not exist at $skeleton"
  exit 1
fi

if [ -d "$path" ]; then
  echo "Project already exists at $path"
  readme="$path/README.md"
  if [ -d "$readme" ]; then
    head $readme
  fi
  exit 1
fi

cp -r $skeleton $path
echo "Skeleton raised at $path"

• closet --current print current source directory
• closet project-name raise skeleton at $path/project-name