require 'yaml' desc "install the dot files into user's home directory" task :install do dot_files = File.dirname(__FILE__) install = proc do |files, cmd| files.each do |source, destination| source = File.expand_path(source, dot_files) destination = File.expand_path(destination, ENV['HOME']) system 'mkdir', '-p', File.dirname(destination) # puts [*cmd, source, destination].join(" ") system *cmd, source, destination end end plan = YAML.load_file(File.expand_path("install.yml", dot_files)) install.call plan[:link], %w[ln -sinF] install.call plan[:copy], %w[cp -i] end