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Improve uninstall script to preserve current config #2352

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Improve uninstall script to preserve current config before restoration
seefood Oct 7, 2025
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Fix symlink handling in uninstall backup
seefood Oct 7, 2025
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Expand Up @@ -49,10 +49,19 @@ if [[ ! -e "${HOME?}/$BACKUP_FILE" ]]; then
&& mv "${HOME?}/$CONFIG_FILE" "${HOME?}/$CONFIG_FILE.uninstall" \
&& printf '\e[0;32m%s\e[0m\n' "Moved your ~/$CONFIG_FILE to ~/$CONFIG_FILE.uninstall."
else
# Create a backup of the current config before restoring the old one
# Use -L to dereference symlinks (for homesick/dotfile managers)
if [[ -e "${HOME?}/$CONFIG_FILE" ]]; then
cp -L "${HOME?}/$CONFIG_FILE" "${HOME?}/$CONFIG_FILE.pre-uninstall.bak"
printf '\e[0;33m%s\e[0m\n' "Current ~/$CONFIG_FILE backed up to ~/$CONFIG_FILE.pre-uninstall.bak"
fi

test -w "${HOME?}/$BACKUP_FILE" \
&& cp -a "${HOME?}/$BACKUP_FILE" "${HOME?}/$CONFIG_FILE" \
&& rm "${HOME?}/$BACKUP_FILE" \
&& printf '\e[0;32m%s\e[0m\n' "Your original ~/$CONFIG_FILE has been restored."

printf '\e[0;33m%s\e[0m\n' "NOTE: If you had made changes since installing Bash-it, they are preserved in ~/$CONFIG_FILE.pre-uninstall.bak"
fi

printf '\n\e[0;32m%s\e[0m\n\n' "Uninstallation finished successfully! Sorry to see you go!"
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