doas/doasedit
2021-10-06 10:18:21 -07:00

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#!/bin/sh
# Copy an existing text file to a temporary location. Then
# Edit the file.
# Attempt to then transfer the temporary file back to the original
# location if the temprary file has been altered.
# Conclude with a little clean-up.
# Try to avoid deleting any changes.
if [ $# -lt 1 ]
then
echo "usage: $0 text-file"
exit 1
fi
if [ ! -f "$1" ]
then
echo "File does not exist or is a special file/link."
exit 2
fi
if [ -L "$1" ]
then
echo "File is a symbolic link. Refusing to edit."
exit 2
fi
if [ ! -r "$1" ]
then
echo "This user is unable to read the specified file."
exit 3
fi
temp_file=$(mktemp --tmpdir doasedit.XXXXXXXX)
if [ ! $? ]
then
echo "Could not create temporary file."
exit 4
fi
cp "$1" "$temp_file"
if [ ! $? ]
then
echo "Unable to copy file $1"
exit 5
fi
# If $VISUAL fails, run $EDITOR.
# $EDITOR should be a line editor functional without advanced terminal features.
# $VISUAL is a more advanced editor such as vi.
"${VISUAL:-vi}" "$temp_file"
if [ ! $? ]
then
"${EDITOR:-ex}" "$temp_file"
if [ ! $? ]
then
echo "Could not run visual editor $VISUAL"
echo "Could not run editor $EDITOR"
echo "Please make sure the VISUAL and/or EDITOR variables are set."
rm -f "$temp_file"
exit 6
fi
fi
# Check to see if the file has been changed.
cmp -s "$1" "$temp_file"
status=$?
if [ $status -eq 0 ]
then
echo "File unchanged. Not writing back to original location."
rm -f "$temp_file"
exit 0
fi
# At this point the file has been changed. Make sure it still exists.
if [ -f "$temp_file" ]
then
doas cp "$temp_file" "$1"
cmp -s "$temp_file" "$1"
status=$?
# If file fails to copy, do not do clean-up
while [ $status -ne 0 ]
do
echo "Copying file back to $1 failed. Press Ctrl-C to abort or Enter to try again."
read abc
doas cp "$temp_file" "$1"
cmp -s "$temp_file" "$1"
status=$?
done
fi
# Clean up
rm -f "$temp_file"
exit 0