dotfm

commit 374568dec9585bd019a90e689c318bbf17be0101
parent d88099cb5c638a53bd056bf8801493dcd652c527
Author: gearsix <gearsix@tuta.io>
Date:   Wed, 21 Apr 2021 21:56:36 +0100

added prompt for install location of recognised dotfiles

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src/dotfm.py
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1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/src/dotfm.py b/src/dotfm.py
@@ -188,8 +188,20 @@ def dotfm_install(dotfile_source):
             # compare dotfile base file name
             if os.path.basename(dotfile_source) == alias:
                 found = True
-                # make sure dotfile dir exists
+                # double-check the user wants it installed to the default location
+                inp = ''
                 dest = os.path.abspath(dfl[0])
+                while inp == '':
+                    inp = input('install location (default: {}) '.format(dest))
+                    if len(inp) == 0:
+                        inp = dest
+                    else:
+                        print(inp)
+                        if inp.find('~') != -1:
+                            inp = inp.replace('~', HOME)
+                        print(inp)
+                        dest = inp
+                # make sure dotfile dir exists
                 if not os.path.exists(os.path.dirname(dest)):
                     os.system('mkdir -vp {}'.format(dest))
                 # check if file already exists and prompt for action if it does