Add delink

README.md

@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ decolorize
 ---
 Strips ANSI color codes out of a stream
 
+delink
+---
+Usage: `delink FILE`. Removes a level of symlink, moving the symlink's target in place of the symlink. Can have bad side-effects, use with caution.
+
 dzen-clock
 ---
 Make a small clock at the bottom of the screen

delink

@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+# Removes one layer of symlink, preserving the names of the symlink
+
+while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
+    if [ -L "$1" ]; then
+        link="$1"
+        dir="$(dirname "$1")"
+        target="$(readlink -f "$link")"
+        if [ -e "$target" ]
+        then
+            cp -P -a --remove-destination "$target" "$link"
+        else
+            echo "$1 does not point to a file which exists, skipping" >/dev/stderr
+        fi
+    else
+        echo "$1 is not a symlink, skipping" >/dev/stderr 
+    fi
+    shift
+done