obsergiu · April 1, 2019 15:31 · Apr 1, 2019
diff --git a/clean_list.sh b/clean_list.sh
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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+# Old approach - working but
+# the bash approach offers
+# greater mobility
+#GLOBIGNORE=$(paste -s -d : ./config/ignore.list)
+#rm -Rf -- {*,.*}
+
+
+# new line is mandatory as allows
+# to skip substrings
+newline='
+'
+
+# load the project default files
+ignore_list="$newline$(cat ./config/ignore.list)$newline"
+
+# the ignore.list file would have the files one on a line, eg:
+# file1.ext
+# dir1
+# file2.ext
+# ...
+
+# echoes the files/directory on first level
+# without going recursively
+# and removes them
+for x in * .[!.]* ..?*; do
+  case "$x" in *"$newline"*) continue;; esac   # sanity check: if the file name contains a newline, leave it alone
+  case "$ignore_list" in
+    *"$newline$x$newline"*) echo "Skipping $x";;
+    *)  echo "Delete: $x" && rm -rf -- "$x";
+  esac
+done