Rakefile

require 'fileutils'

desc "Install dotfiles."
task :install do
  Dir.chdir(File.dirname __FILE__) do
    Dir["**/*.copy"]
      .reject { it.start_with?('backup') }
      .each do |copy_file|

      dest_file = %Q{#{ENV['HOME']}/.#{File.basename( copy_file ).chomp(".copy")}}

      puts "Unlinking #{dest_file}"
      FileUtils.safe_unlink(dest_file) if File.exist?(dest_file) || File.symlink?(dest_file)

      puts "Copying #{dest_file}"
      FileUtils.cp copy_file, dest_file 
    end
  end

  puts "\nSymlink"
  Dir.chdir(File.dirname __FILE__) do
    Dir["**/*.symlink"]
      .reject { it.start_with?('backup') }
      .each do |symlink_file|

        dest_file = %Q{#{ENV['HOME']}/.#{File.basename( symlink_file ).chomp(".symlink")}}
        source_file = File.expand_path(symlink_file)

        puts "Unlinking #{dest_file}"
        # Use a more comprehensive check
        FileUtils.safe_unlink(dest_file) if File.exist?(dest_file) || File.symlink?(dest_file)

        puts "Creating symlink #{dest_file} -> #{source_file}"
        FileUtils.ln_s source_file, dest_file 
    end
  end
end