lnx-arch/dots/bin/tp.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash

# klevstul :: 24.06

this_file_name=`basename "$0"`
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
    echo "error: path to file is missing."
    echo "usage: '$this_file_name [path_to_file]'"
    exit 1
fi
input_files=( "$@" )

sync_dir_sym=/home/${USER}/syncDir
syncdir_env_var=SYNCDIR_${HOSTNAME}
sync_dir=${!syncdir_env_var} # '!' to use the name and not the value
cwd=$(pwd)

# nifty for debugging:
#echo ${input_files[@]}
#echo ${sync_dir_sym}
#echo ${sync_dir}
#echo ${cwd}
#echo

# loop through all files to delete
for input_file in ${input_files[@]}; do

    # if input file has not path specified
    if [[ ${input_file} != *"/"* ]]; then
    input_file=${cwd}/${input_file}
    fi

    # substitute parts of the old path, from using the symlink folder, to the non-symlink folder
    # example:
    #   "/home/poq/syncDir/0_downloads/topBanner.jpg" > "/home/poq/nextcloud/syncDir/0_downloads/topBanner.jpg"
    #
    # please note, if a file outside of the sync directory is tp'ed, then the replacement will not happen.
    # this is great, as trash-put should work normally outside of the sync-dir. and for files residing outside,
    # no replacemant should be done.
    #
    # new_file=${original_string//old_substring/new_substring}
    new_file=${input_file//$sync_dir_sym/$sync_dir}

    if [[ -f ${new_file} ]] || [[ -d ${new_file} ]] ; then
        trash-put ${new_file}
    else
        echo "error: unable to delete ${new_file}"
    fi

done