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

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
#echo "debugging values:"
#echo "input args:    $@"
#for i in "$@"; do echo "                  $i"; done;
#echo "sync_dir_sym:  ${sync_dir_sym}"
#echo "sync_dir:      ${sync_dir}"
#echo "cwd:           ${cwd}"
#echo

# loop through all files to delete
for input_file in "$@"; 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 "${new_file}"
        #echo "${new_file}"
    else
        echo "error: unable to delete \"${new_file}\"" > /home/poq/syncDir/0_downloads/output.log
    fi

done