+ function add_cygwin_drive_mounts() {
+ for i in c d e f g h q z ; do
+#hmmm: improve this by not adding the link if already there, or if the drive is not valid.
+ ln -s /cygdrive/$i $i
+ done
+ }
+
+ ############################
+
+ # takes a file to modify, and then it will replace any occurrences of the
+ # pattern provided as the second parameter with the text in the third
+ # parameter.
+ function replace_pattern_in_file()
+ {
+ local file="$1"; shift
+ local pattern="$1"; shift
+ local replacement="$1"; shift
+ if [ -z "$file" -o -z "$pattern" -o -z "$replacement" ]; then
+ echo "replace_pattern_in_file: needs a filename, a pattern to replace, and the"
+ echo "text to replace that pattern with."
+ return 1
+ fi
+ sed -i -e "s%$pattern%$replacement%g" "$file"
+ }
+
+ # similar to replace_pattern_in_file, but also will add the new value
+ # when the old one did not already exist in the file.
+ function replace_if_exists_or_add()
+ {
+ local file="$1"; shift
+ local phrase="$1"; shift
+ local replacement="$1"; shift
+ if [ -z "$file" -o ! -f "$file" -o -z "$phrase" -o -z "$replacement" ]; then
+ echo "replace_if_exists_or_add: needs a filename, a phrase to replace, and the"
+ echo "text to replace that phrase with."
+ return 1
+ fi
+ grep "$phrase" "$file" >/dev/null
+ # replace if the phrase is there, otherwise add it.
+ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+ replace_pattern_in_file "$file" "$phrase" "$replacement"
+ else
+ # this had better be the complete line.
+ echo "$replacement" >>"$file"
+ fi
+ }
+
+ ############################
+
+ # finds a variable (first parameter) in a particular property file
+ # (second parameter). the expected format for the file is:
+ # varX=valueX
+ function seek_variable()
+ {
+ local find_var="$1"; shift
+ local file="$1"; shift
+ if [ -z "$find_var" -o -z "$file" -o ! -f "$file" ]; then
+ echo -e "seek_variable: needs two parameters, firstly a variable name, and\nsecondly a file where the variable's value will be sought." 1>&2
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ while read line; do
+ if [ ${#line} -eq 0 ]; then continue; fi
+ # split the line into the variable name and value.
+ IFS='=' read -a assignment <<< "$line"
+ local var="${assignment[0]}"
+ local value="${assignment[1]}"
+ if [ "${value:0:1}" == '"' ]; then
+ # assume the entry was in quotes and remove them.
+ value="${value:1:$((${#value} - 2))}"
+ fi
+ if [ "$find_var" == "$var" ]; then
+ echo "$value"
+ fi
+ done < "$file"
+ }
+
+ # finds a variable (first parameter) in a particular XML format file
+ # (second parameter). the expected format for the file is:
+ # ... name="varX" value="valueX" ...
+ function seek_variable_in_xml()
+ {
+ local find_var="$1"; shift
+ local file="$1"; shift
+ if [ -z "$find_var" -o -z "$file" -o ! -f "$file" ]; then
+ echo "seek_variable_in_xml: needs two parameters, firstly a variable name, and"
+ echo "secondly an XML file where the variable's value will be sought."
+ return 1
+ fi
+
+ while read line; do
+ if [ ${#line} -eq 0 ]; then continue; fi
+ # process the line to make it more conventional looking.
+ line="$(echo "$line" | sed -e 's/.*name="\([^"]*\)" value="\([^"]*\)"/\1=\2/')"
+ # split the line into the variable name and value.
+ IFS='=' read -a assignment <<< "$line"
+ local var="${assignment[0]}"
+ local value="${assignment[1]}"
+ if [ "${value:0:1}" == '"' ]; then
+ # assume the entry was in quotes and remove them.
+ value="${value:1:$((${#value} - 2))}"
+ fi
+ if [ "$find_var" == "$var" ]; then
+ echo "$value"
+ fi
+ done < "$file"
+ }
+
+ ############################
+
+ # goes to a particular directory passed as parameter 1, and then removes all
+ # the parameters after that from that directory.
+ function push_whack_pop()
+ {
+ local dir="$1"; shift
+ pushd "$dir" &>/dev/null
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo failed to enter dir--quitting.; fi
+ rm -rf $* &>/dev/null
+ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then echo received a failure code when removing.; fi
+ popd &>/dev/null
+ }
+
+ ##############
+
+# new breed of definer functions goes here. still in progress.
+
+ # defines an alias and remembers that this is a new or modified definition.
+ # if the feisty meow codebase is unloaded, then so are all the aliases that
+ # were defined.
+ function define_yeti_alias()
+ {
+# if alias exists already, save old value for restore,
+# otherwise save null value for restore,
+# have to handle unaliasing if there was no prior value of one
+# we newly defined.
+# add alias name to a list of feisty defined aliases.
+
+#hmmm: first implem, just do the alias and get that working...
+alias "${@}"
+
+
+return 0
+ }
+
+ ##############
+
+#hmmm: this points to an extended functions file being needed; not all of these are core.
+
+ # displays documentation in "md" formatted files.
+ function show_md()
+ {
+ local file="$1"; shift
+ pandoc "$file" | lynx -stdin
+ }
+
+ ##############
+
+ # just shows a separator line for an 80 column console, or uses the first
+ # parameter as the number of columns to expect.
+ function separator()
+ {
+ count=$1; shift
+ if [ -z "$count" ]; then
+ count=79
+ fi
+ echo
+ local i
+ for ((i=0; i < $count - 1; i++)); do
+ echo -n "="
+ done
+ echo
+ echo
+ }
+ # alias for separator.
+ function sep()
+ {
+ separator $*
+ }
+
+ ##############
+
+ # count the number of sub-directories in a directory and echo the result.
+ function count_directories()
+ {
+ local subbydir="$1"; shift
+ numdirs="$(find "$subbydir" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d | wc -l)"
+ echo $numdirs
+ }
+
+ # takes a string and capitalizes just the first character. any capital letters in the remainder of
+ # the string are made lower case. the processed string is returned by an echo.
+ function capitalize_first_char()
+ {
+ local to_dromedary="$1"; shift
+ to_dromedary="$(tr '[:lower:]' '[:upper:]' <<< ${to_dromedary:0:1})$(tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' <<< ${to_dromedary:1})"
+ echo "$to_dromedary"
+ }
+
+ # given a source path and a target path, this will make a symbolic link from
+ # the source to the destination, but only if the source actually exists.
+ function make_safe_link()
+ {
+ local src="$1"; shift
+ local target="$1"; shift