symlink target directory to source directory

symlink_full_directory.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Usage: ./symlink_full_dir.sh /path/to/source /path/to/target

SOURCE_DIR=$1
TARGET_DIR=$2

# Check if the source directory exists
if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
    echo "Source directory does not exist: $SOURCE_DIR"
    exit 1
fi

# Create the target directory if it does not exist
mkdir -p "$TARGET_DIR"

# Function to create symlinks
create_symlinks() {
    local src_path=$1
    local tgt_path=$2

    # Find all directories and files in the source path
    find "$src_path" -mindepth 1 -type d -printf "%P\n" | while read dir; do
        # Create corresponding directory in the target path
        mkdir -p "$tgt_path/$dir"
    done

    find "$src_path" -type f -printf "%P\n" | while read file; do
        # Create a symlink for each file
        ln -s "$src_path/$file" "$tgt_path/$file"
    done
}

# Create symlinks, keeping the same structure
create_symlinks "$SOURCE_DIR" "$TARGET_DIR"

echo "Symlinks created successfully."