added symlink command so updates persist

mac/mac_setup.sh

@@ -1,17 +1,21 @@
 # ==============================================================================
-# Auth: Alex Celani
+# Auth: dodd
 # File: mac_setup.sh
-# Revn: 09-09-2023  0.1
+# Revn: 12-20-2024  0.4
 # Func: re-setup terminal tools in mac
 #
-# TODO: create
+# TODO: improve
+#       comment?
 # ==============================================================================
 # CHANGE LOG
 # ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # 09-09-2023: init
 # 04-11-2024: added mkdir for bin and src
 #             moved some clones up a little bit
-#             put binaries in local bin folder
+#             put binaries in local bin directory
+# 12-18-2024: made dotfiles symlink instead of copied diverging files
+# 12-20-2024: corrected relative pathing issue with symlinks
+#             fixed bugs in cp mes.as and dos.sh lines
 #
 # ==============================================================================
 
@@ -28,6 +32,7 @@ fi
 brew install gcc
 brew install go
 brew install htop
+#brew install btop
 brew install neofetch
 brew install onefetch
 brew install rust
@@ -41,12 +46,17 @@ mkdir ~/Documents/work
 cd ~/Documents/work
 
 git clone https://github.com/alexander-the-alright/dotfiles
-cp dotfiles/mac/.zshrc ~/
-cp dotfiles/mac/.vimrc ~/
-cp -r dotfiles/mac/.vim ~/
 
-cp dotfiles/mac/mes.as
-cp dotfiles/mac/dos.sh
+ln -s ~/Documents/work/dotfiles/mac/.zshrc ~/.zshrc
+ln -s ~/Documents/work/dotfiles/mac/.vimrc ~/.vimrc
+ln -s ~/Documents/work/dotfiles/mac/.vim ~/.vim
+
+#cp dotfiles/mac/.zshrc ~/
+#cp dotfiles/mac/.vimrc ~/
+#cp -r dotfiles/mac/.vim ~/
+
+cp dotfiles/mac/mes.as ~/
+cp dotfiles/mac/dos.sh ~/
 
 git clone https://github.com/alexander-the-alright/soary
 
@@ -63,6 +73,3 @@ else
     mv donut ~/bin
 fi
 
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