cd "$1"
}
+ # returns true if the variable is an array.
function is_array() {
[[ "$(declare -p $1)" =~ "declare -a" ]]
}
+ # returns true if the name provided is a defined alias.
function is_alias() {
alias $1 &>/dev/null
return $?
}
+ # makes the status of pipe number N (passed as first parameter) into the
+ # main return value (i.e., the value for $?). this is super handy to avoid
+ # repeating the awkward looking code below in multiple places.
+ function promote_pipe_return()
+ {
+ ( exit ${PIPESTATUS[$1]} )
+ }
+
##############
# displays the value of a variable in bash friendly format.
save_terminal_title
if [ ! -d "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user" ]; then
- echo "The customization folder for '$custom_user' would be:"
- echo " $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user"
- echo "but that folder does not exist. Skipping recustomization."
+ echo -e "the customization folder for '$custom_user' is missing:
+
+ $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize/$custom_user
+
+we will skip recustomization, but these other customizations are available:
+"
+ # a little tr and sed magic to fix the carriage returns into commas.
+ local line="$(find $FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/customize -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type d -exec basename {} ';' | tr '\n' '&' | sed 's/&/, /g' | sed -e 's/, $//')"
+ # make the line feeds and carriage returns manageable with tr.
+ # convert the ampersand, our weird replacement for EOL, with a comma + space in sed.
+ # last touch with sed removes the last comma.
+ echo " $line"
return 1
fi