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+#!/bin/bash
+#
+# reconfigure_feisty_meow:
+#
+# This script creates the directory for auto-generated scripts and gets
+# the current user's account ready to use the feisty meow scripts.
+#
+# Note: this does not yet ensure that the profile is executed on shell
+# startup. that can be added manually by editing your .bashrc file.
+# read the examples/feisty_meow_startup/bashrc_user file for more details.
+
+ORIGINATING_FOLDER="$( \cd "$(\dirname "$0")" && /bin/pwd )"
+CORE_SCRIPTS_DIR="$(echo "$ORIGINATING_FOLDER" | tr '\\\\' '/' )"
+THIS_TOOL_NAME="$(basename "$0")"
+
+# set up the feisty_meow dir.
+pushd "$CORE_SCRIPTS_DIR/../.." &>/dev/null
+source "$CORE_SCRIPTS_DIR/functions.sh"
+
+#echo originating folder is $ORIGINATING_FOLDER
+export FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="$(/bin/pwd)"
+#echo feisty now is FEISTY_MEOW_APEX=$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX
+
+# repetitive bit stolen from variables. should make a file out of this somehow.
+IS_DOS=$(uname | grep -i ming)
+if [ -z "$IS_DOS" ]; then IS_DOS=$(uname | grep -i cygwin); fi
+# now if we're stuck in DOS, then fix the feisty meow variable name.
+if [ ! -z "$IS_DOS" ]; then
+ FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="$(cmd /c chdir | tr A-Z a-z | sed -e 's/\\/\//g')"
+echo feisty meow dos is: $FEISTY_MEOW_APEX
+ FEISTY_MEOW_APEX="$(dos_to_unix_path "$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX")"
+echo new feisty meow fixed dir is: $FEISTY_MEOW_APEX
+fi
+
+popd &>/dev/null
+
+export FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS="$FEISTY_MEOW_APEX/scripts"
+
+# FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK is where the generated files feisty_meow uses are located.
+export FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK="$HOME/.zz_feisty_loading"
+if [ ! -d "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" ]; then
+ mkdir -p "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK"
+fi
+# make toast out of generated files right away, but leave any custom scripts.
+find "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK" -maxdepth 1 -type f -exec rm -f "{}" ';' &>/dev/null
+if [ ! -d "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom" ]; then
+ mkdir "$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/custom"
+fi
+
+# just a variable we use in here to refer to the generated variables file.
+FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE="$FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK/fmc_variables.sh"
+# create the alias file as totally blank.
+echo -n >"$FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE"
+for i in FEISTY_MEOW_APEX FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS FEISTY_MEOW_LOADING_DOCK; do
+ echo "export $i=${!i}" >>"$FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE"
+done
+
+# load our variables so we can run our perl scripts successfully.
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/variables.sh"
+
+# create our common aliases.
+perl "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/generate_aliases.pl"
+
+if [ ! -z "$SHELL_DEBUG" ]; then
+ echo established these variables for feisty_meow assets:
+ echo ==============
+ cat "$FEISTY_MEOW_VARIABLES_LOADING_FILE"
+ echo ==============
+fi
+