create-hardlink-dirs: move from dumpster repo

create-hardlink-dirs.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if the correct number of arguments are provided
+if [ "$#" -ne 2 ]; then
+    echo "Usage: $0 <src_dir> <dst_dir>"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+src_dir="$1"
+dst_dir="$2"
+
+# Check if source directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$src_dir" ]; then
+    echo "Source directory '$src_dir' not found."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if destination directory exists, if not, create it
+if [ ! -d "$dst_dir" ]; then
+    mkdir -p "$dst_dir"
+fi
+
+# Iterate over files in source directory
+for file in "$src_dir"/*; do
+    # Check if the file is a regular file
+    if [ -f "$file" ]; then
+        # Check if destination file already exists
+        if [ -f "$dst_dir/$(basename "$file")" ]; then
+            echo "File $(basename "$file") already exists in destination directory."
+            continue
+        fi
+        # Extract file name without path
+        filename=$(basename "$file")
+        # Create hardlink in destination directory
+        ln "$file" "$dst_dir/$filename"
+        echo "Created hardlink for $filename"
+    fi
+done
+
+echo "Hardlink creation completed."