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#!/bin/bash
clear
read -p "Enter the Absolute Path to Source File/Folder: " Source
read -p "Enter the Absolute Path to Destination File/Folder: " Destination
echo "Usage: ln -vs $Source $Destination"
ln -vs $Source $Destination
cd $Destination; cd ..
ls -lasS

Enter the Absolute Path to Source File/Folder: /Users/joel/Library/Application\ Support
Enter the Absolute Path to Destination File/Folder: /Users/joel
Usage: ln -vs /Users/joel/Library/Application Support
/Users/joel/Library/Application Support
/Users/joel
computer:~ joel$

# Clear screen for input
clear
# Gather Source
read -p "Enter the Absolute Path to Source File/Folder: " Source
# replace spaces in Source variable with "\ "
Source2=$(echo $Source|sed -e 's| |\\ |g')
# Gather Destination
read -p "Enter the Absolute Path to Destination File/Folder: " Destination
# replace spaces in Destination variable with "\ "
Destination2=$(echo $Destination|sed -e 's| |\\ |g')

# Clear screen for output
clear
# Display current working directory
echo "Long listing taken from: `pwd`"
echo ""
# Execute command
eval ln -s $Source2 $Destination2
# cd to directory where link was created
eval cd $Destination2
# Extract the name of the link from the path of the
# source file/folder turn that into a variable
greppath=$(echo $Source | rev | cut -d"/" -f1 | rev )
# Grep the name of variable just created and display
# it in a long listing showing the link
ls -lasS | grep "$greppath"
# Show Usage
echo "Usage: ln -vs $Source2 $Destination2"
echo ""

$ help '\read'
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