Update README

README.md

@@ -20,3 +20,5 @@ Version 2 implementation works roughly as follows:
 
 ### TODO
 * Add install support for OpenBSD
+* Replace desktop/server timer choice in one line in install script
+* Add `$sudo` in install script

conf-sync.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-source "$(dirname "$0")/variables.conf"
+run_directory=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
+source "$run_directory/variables.conf"
 
 for dir in $sync_directory/*; do
   git -C $dir rev-parse 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
@@ -8,6 +9,10 @@ for dir in $sync_directory/*; do
     echo "$dir: not a Git repo"
     continue
   fi
+  if [ -f $dir/.disabled ]; then
+    echo "$dir update is disabled."
+    continue
+  fi
   git -C $dir fetch 2>/dev/null >/dev/null
   UPSTREAM=${1:-'@{u}'}
   LOCAL=$(git -C $dir rev-parse @)

install.sh

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-run_directory=$(dirname "$0")
+run_directory=$(dirname $(readlink -f "$0"))
+user=$(whoami)
 
 source "$run_directory/variables.conf"
 
@@ -9,42 +10,29 @@ if [ -f $run_directory/.disabled ]; then
   exit 0
 fi
 
+if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
+  sudo="sudo"
+else
+  sudo=""
+fi
+
 # NOTE: the handling of init/service manager comes from this discussion:
 # https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/18209/detect-init-system-using-the-shell
 
 if [ -e /run/systemd/system ]; then # service manager is Systemd
   echo "Copying Systemd units to system directory..."
-  if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
-    sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync.service /etc/systemd/system/
-    sudo sed -i -e "s/PH_USER/$(whoami)/g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    sudo sed -i -e "s:PH_DIRECTORY:$(pwd):g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    if $client_type == "server"; then
-      sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-server.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
+  $sudo cp $run_directory/systemd-templates/conf-sync.service /etc/systemd/system/
+  $sudo sed -i -e "s/PH_USER/$(whoami)/g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
+  $sudo sed -i -e "s:PH_DIRECTORY:$run_directory:g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
+  if [ "$client_type" = "server" ]; then # TODO could be replaced in one line: cp conf-sync-$client_type
+    $sudo cp $run_directory/systemd-templates/conf-sync-server.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
   else
-      sudo cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-desktop.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
-    fi
-  else
-    cp systemd-templates/conf-sync.service /etc/systemd/system/
-    sed -i -e "s/PH_USER/$(whoami)/g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    sed -i -e "s:PH_DIRECTORY:$(pwd):g" /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.service
-    if $client_type == "server"; then
-      cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-server.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
-    else
-      cp systemd-templates/conf-sync-desktop.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
-    fi
+    $sudo cp $run_directory/systemd-templates/conf-sync-desktop.timer /etc/systemd/system/conf-sync.timer
   fi
   echo "Reloading Systemd..."
-  if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
-    sudo systemctl daemon-reload
-  else
-    systemctl daemon-reload
-  fi
+  $sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   echo "Enabling timer (not starting it, either do it manually or reboot)..."
-  if [[ $user != 'root' ]]; then
-    sudo systemctl enable conf-sync.timer
-  else
-    systemctl enable conf-sync.timer
-  fi
+  $sudo systemctl enable conf-sync.timer
 elif [ "$(uname)" = "OpenBSD" ]; then
   echo "ERROR: OpenBSD is not yet supported, but this is planned."
   exit 0