git-ignore-refresh

#! /bin/bash
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# Copyright 2013 Eric VILLARD <dev@eviweb.fr>.
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usage() {
    echo ""
    echo "Refresh some already set ignore patterns in an existing ignore file."
    echo ""
    echo "usage: git ignore refresh <file> <pattern1>[,<pattern2>,...]"
    echo ""
    echo "Mandatory Parameters :"
    echo "  <file>                      .gitignore file"
    echo "  <pattern1>[,<pattern2>,...] comma separated list of patterns to refresh"
    echo ""
    echo "Patterns are the ones listed by the list subcommand and are case sensitive"
    echo ""
}

parse_args() {
    # parse options
    FLAGS "$@" || exit $?
    eval set -- "${FLAGS_ARGV}"

    # save file and patterns in a global variable
    FILE=$1
    PATTERNS=$2
}

cmd_default() {
    cmd_delete "$@"
}

cmd_delete() {
    parse_args "$@"

    if [[ ! -f $FILE ]]; then
        echo "File not found : $FILE"
        exit 1
    fi

    declare -a patterns=( $(splitpatterns "$PATTERNS") )
    for pattern in "${patterns[@]}"; do
        refreshpatternsinfile $pattern $FILE
    done
}

cmd_help() {
    usage
    exit 0
}