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+.ionvcs
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diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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-# VCS
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+# My remote sourcing system
+
+## Running
+## Option 1: The Script
+just use `curl -fsSL -o ivcs.sh https://github.com/ION606/VCS/raw/main/setup.sh && chmod +x ivcs.sh && sudo ./ivcs.sh`
+
+
+## Option 2: Maually
+1. install `sshpass ssh pv` using your package manager
+2. clone `https://github.com/ION606/VCS.git`
+3. move `ionsrc.desktop` to wherever your system stores .desktop files
+4. move the rest of the files to `~/ionsrc/`
+
+## Commands
+format: `ionvcs <command> [args]`
+
+| Command  | Args        | Description                     |
+|----------|-------------|---------------------------------|
+| clone    | \<repo-url>  | Clone a repository.            |
+| user     | \<username>  | Get user information.          |
+| init     | N/A         | Initialize a repository.        |
+| login    | N/A         | Login to the system.            |
+| push     | [-f]        | Push changes to the repository. |
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diff --git a/clone.sh b/clone.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Navigate to the current working directory
+cd "$PWD"
+mkdir -p .ionvcs
+
+# Check if a path is provided as an argument
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "please provide a path to clone (like ~/Desktop/code_here)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set the destination folder
+if [ -n "$2" ]; then
+    DEST_FOLDER="$PWD/$2"
+else
+    DEST_FOLDER="$PWD"
+fi
+
+# Create the destination folder if it doesn't exist
+mkdir -p "$DEST_FOLDER"
+
+# Source the credentials file if it exists
+if [ -f "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt" ]; then
+    source "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt"
+else
+    echo "credentials file not found! (please use the login command)"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Set the remote path for rsync
+REMOTE_PATH="$username@$src:$1"
+CONF_FILE="$PWD/.ionvcs/src.config"
+
+# Write configuration details to the .ionvcs/src.config file
+echo "csrc=$REMOTE_PATH" > "$CONF_FILE"
+echo "lastdate=$(date)" >> "$CONF_FILE"
+echo "user=$username" >> "$CONF_FILE"
+
+chmod 600 "$CONF_FILE"
+
+# Use rsync with sshpass to copy files with a progress bar
+echo -n "cloning "
+/usr/bin/sshpass -p "$password" rsync -a --info=progress2 --no-i-r -h -e ssh "$REMOTE_PATH" "$DEST_FOLDER" || { echo "failed to clone!"; exit 1; }
+echo "done!"
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diff --git a/getuser.sh b/getuser.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+if [ -f "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt" ]; then
+    source "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt"
+    echo "logged in as $username!"
+else
+    echo "no user found!"
+fi
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diff --git a/help.sh b/help.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo "Usage: ionvcs <command> [args]"
+echo
+printf "%-15s %-20s %-30s\n" "Command" "Args" "Description"
+printf "%-15s %-20s %-30s\n" "-------" "-----" "-----------"
+printf "%-15s %-20s %-30s\n" "clone" "<repo-url>" "Clone a repository."
+printf "%-15s %-20s %-30s\n" "user" "<username>" "Get user information."
+printf "%-15s %-20s %-30s\n" "init" "N/A" "Initialize a repository."
+printf "%-15s %-20s %-30s\n" "login" "N/A" "Login to the system."
+printf "%-15s %-20s %-30s\n" "push" "[-f]" "Push changes to the repository."
diff --git a/init.sh b/init.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# make sure the libraries are installed
+sudo dnf -y install sshpass ssh pv || sudo apt-get -y install sshpass ssh pv
+
+
+git clone https://github.com/ION606/VCS.git .ionvcs
+sudo mv .ionvcs/ionsrc.desktop /usr/share/applications/ionsrc.desktop || echo "FAILED TO MAKE DESKTOP FOLDER"
+mkdir -p ~/ionsrc
+mv .ionvcs/* ~/ionsrc/
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diff --git a/ionsrc.desktop b/ionsrc.desktop
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+[Desktop Entry]
+Version=1.0
+Name=ION VCS
+Comment=A custom utility to fetch and send code to my server
+Exec=~/ionsrc/run.sh
+Icon=~/ionsrc/icon.png
+Terminal=true
+Type=Application
+Categories=Utility;
diff --git a/login.sh b/login.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+CREDSFILE="$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt"
+
+read -p "Enter source IP/URL: " src;
+read -p "Enter your username: " username;
+read -sp "Enter your password: " password;
+
+echo "";
+
+echo "src=$src" > "$CREDSFILE";
+echo "username=$username" >> "$CREDSFILE";
+echo "password=$password" >> "$CREDSFILE";
+
+# Secure the file
+chmod 600 "$CREDSFILE";
+
+echo "Logged in!";
+exit;
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diff --git a/push.sh b/push.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Navigate to the current working directory
+cd "$PWD"
+
+if [ ! -f "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt" ]; then
+    echo "credentials file not found!"
+    exit 1
+elif [ ! -f "$PWD/.ionvcs/src.config"]; then
+    echo "config file not found!"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+source "$HOME/ionsrc/creds.txt"
+source "$PWD/.ionvcs/src.config"
+
+# Set the remote path for rsync
+REMOTE_PATH="$csrc"
+
+
+while getopts ":of" opt; do
+    case $opt in
+        f)
+            force_flag=true
+            ;;
+    esac
+done
+
+
+# Use rsync with sshpass to check for differences without copying
+DIFF_OUTPUT=$(/usr/bin/sshpass -p "$password" rsync -avcn --delete -e ssh "$REMOTE_PATH" "$DEST_FOLDER")
+
+# Check if there are differences
+if [ ! -z "$DIFF_OUTPUT" && ! $force_flag ]; then
+    echo "conflicts found between the local and remote directories (make sure they're correct and re-run using the -f flag):"
+    echo "$DIFF_OUTPUT"
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+# Use rsync with sshpass to copy files with a progress bar
+echo -n "cloning..."
+/usr/bin/sshpass -p "$password" rsync -avcn --exclude-from="$PWD/.ionign" --info=progress2 --no-i-r -h -e ssh "$DEST_FOLDER" "$REMOTE_PATH" || { echo "failed to clone!"; exit 1; }
+echo "done!"
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diff --git a/run.sh b/run.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+COMMAND="$1";
+shift;
+
+case $COMMAND in
+    "clone")
+        bash clone.sh "$@"
+    ;;
+
+    "push")
+        bash push.sh "$@"
+    ;;
+
+    "login")
+        bash login.sh "$@"
+    ;;
+
+    "user")
+        bash getuser.sh
+    ;;
+
+    "help")
+        bash help.sh
+    ;;
+    
+    *)
+        echo "UNKNOWN COMMAND \"$@\""
+    ;;
+esac
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