more robust update script

update-configs.sh

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-if ! test -d ~/.dotfiles; then
-    echo "installing dotfiles..."
-fi
-
-find -- * -type f -name "*.org" | while read -r file; do
-    echo "installing ${file} configuration..."
-    # emacs --batch "${file}" -f package-initialize --eval '(org-babel-tangle)'
-done

update-home.sh

@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+# install the dotfiles source if it is not present
+if ! test -d ~/.dotfiles; then
+    echo Installing dotfiles...
+    git clone git@git.sr.ht:~jjanzen/.dotfiles ~/.dotfiles
+fi
+
+if ! diff ~/.dotfiles/update-home ~/.local/bin/update-home; then
+   cp ~/.dotfiles/update-home ~/.local/bin/update-home || exit 1
+   echo Changes have been made to the update-home script.
+   echo Running the new update-home script.
+   ~/.local/bin/update-home
+   exit
+fi
+
+# save the current working directory and move to the dotfiles repository
+CWD=$(pwd)
+cd ~/.dotfiles || exit
+git stash
+git checkout main
+git pull --rebase
+
+find -- * -type f -name "*.org" | while read -r file; do
+    echo Installing "${file}" configuration...
+    # emacs --batch "${file}" -f package-initialize --eval '(org-babel-tangle)'
+done
+
+cd "${CWD}" || exit