Start project with readme and autolink script

README.md

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+# Dot Files
+
+A collection of my configuration files and scripts
+

autolink

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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""
+A simple script to create a symlinks in your home directory for every filename
+in this directory.
+
+For example:
+    ~/.bashrc -> dot-files/bashrc
+"""
+
+import os
+
+def log(filename, message):
+    """Simple logging function"""
+    name = ("'%s':" % filename).ljust(30, ' ')
+    print "%s\t%s" % (name, message)
+
+def main():
+    """Create the symlinks"""
+    abs_path = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+    home_dir = os.path.expanduser('~')
+    this_script = os.path.basename(__file__)
+    rel_path = abs_path.replace(home_dir, '.')
+
+    for filename in os.listdir(abs_path):
+        if filename == this_script:
+            continue
+
+        config_path = os.path.join(home_dir, ".%s" % filename)
+        file_path = os.path.join(rel_path, filename)
+
+        # If the current file is a hidden file, ignore it
+        if filename[0] == '.':
+            continue
+
+        # If the current file is going to be linked deeper in the
+        # home directory, for example, we want to link
+        # `~/.ssh/config` instead of the whole `~/.ssh` directory.
+        if filename[0] == '_':
+            deep_dirs = filename[1:].split('_')
+            link_file = deep_dirs[-1]
+            dir_name = '/'.join(deep_dirs[:-1])
+            config_path = os.path.join(home_dir, ".%s" % dir_name, link_file)
+            file_path = "../%s" % file_path
+
+        if os.path.exists(config_path):
+            if os.path.islink(config_path):
+                if os.path.realpath(config_path) != file_path:
+                    log(config_path, ("already a link '%s'" %
+                        os.path.realpath(config_path)))
+            elif os.path.isfile(config_path):
+                log(config_path, 'existing file, consider merge')
+            continue
+
+        os.symlink(file_path, config_path)
+        log(config_path, "now linking to '%s'" % file_path)
+
+    return
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
+