#!/bin/bash if [ "$1" == "-h" ] ; then echo " ws - quickly setup workspace environment by invoking some terminals - intended to be invoked within a window manager environ like i3 - can use a default workDir variable preference if ~/.bashrc.local exists Usage: #with an existing terminal: ws ws ~/projects #with i3wm for example: 1. select workspace e.g. <\$mod+2> 2. open dbus quick menu <\$mod+d> and type ws " echo "$(tput setaf 6)$workDir $(tput setaf 7)was previous working directory" exit 0 fi set -e myLocalConfig="$HOME/.bashrc.local" if [[ -e $myLocalConfig ]]; then source $myLocalConfig fi if [[ $1 ]]; then workingDirectory=$1 else workingDirectory=${workDir:-~/projects} #e.g. if workDir is defined in .bashrc.local fi # echo $workDir # echo $workingDirectory #urxvt -e "dimr &" urxvt -cd $workingDirectory -title "$(basename $workingDirectory) woola" -e bash -ic "$HOME/bin/woola" & urxvt -cd $workingDirectory -title "$(basename $workingDirectory) ranger" -e bash -ic "ranger" & urxvt -cd $workingDirectory & if [[ -e $myLocalConfig ]]; then sed -i -E "s|(export workDir=).+|\1$workingDirectory|" "$myLocalConfig" export workDir=$workingDirectory fi