From e382dace970a7388a18cd758dab732fedbd2d8b5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matteo Cypriani <mcy@lm7.fr>
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2014 20:38:55 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [file_utils] mvparent: allow multiple arguments

---
 file_utils/mvparent.sh | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/file_utils/mvparent.sh b/file_utils/mvparent.sh
index b3cda7b..8a9c06e 100755
--- a/file_utils/mvparent.sh
+++ b/file_utils/mvparent.sh
@@ -10,29 +10,39 @@
 #
 # Moves the contents of the given directory into its parent directory.
 
-if [ $# -ne 1 -o ! -d "$1" ] ; then
-	echo "Usage: `basename $0` DIRECTORY" >&2
+if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
+	echo "Usage: `basename $0` DIRECTORY [DIRECTORY [...]]" >&2
 	exit 1
 fi
 
-rep=$(dirname "$1")
-cible=$(basename "$1")
+while [ "$1" != "" ] ; do
+  REP="$1"
+  shift
 
-if [ "$cible" = "." -o "$cible" = ".." ] ; then
-	echo "Target cannot end by « . » or « .. »!" >&2
-	exit 2
-fi
+  if [ ! -d "$REP" ] ; then
+    echo "Warning! \"$REP\" is not a directory: ignoring." >&2
+    continue
+  fi
 
-echo "Move the contents of « $rep/$cible » into « $rep »…" >&2
+  TARGET=$(basename "$REP")
+  REP=$(dirname "$REP")
 
-cd "$rep"
+  if [ "$TARGET" = "." -o "$TARGET" = ".." ] ; then
+    echo "Target cannot end by « . » or « .. »!" >&2
+    exit 2
+  fi
 
-if [ "$(echo "$cible"/*)" != "$cible/*" ] ; then
-	mv "$cible"/* .
-fi
+  echo "Moving the contents of « $REP/$TARGET » into « $REP »..." >&2
 
-if [ "$(echo "$cible"/.[!.]*)" != "$cible/.[!.]*" ] ; then
-	mv "$cible"/.[!.]* .
-fi
+  cd "$REP"
 
-rmdir "$cible"
+  if [ "$(echo "$TARGET"/*)" != "$TARGET/*" ] ; then
+    mv "$TARGET"/* .
+  fi
+
+  if [ "$(echo "$TARGET"/.[!.]*)" != "$TARGET/.[!.]*" ] ; then
+    mv "$TARGET"/.[!.]* .
+  fi
+
+  rmdir "$TARGET"
+done