From c3eb3d7264fd77ef88320251f910accd6df8164a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Stefan Kreutz <mail@skreutz.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:33:34 +0200
Subject: Add --symlink option

---
 temp-postgres.sh | 17 ++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

(limited to 'temp-postgres.sh')

diff --git a/temp-postgres.sh b/temp-postgres.sh
index 8504257..96f90d2 100755
--- a/temp-postgres.sh
+++ b/temp-postgres.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@ quit() {
     ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to remove temporary directory: %s\\n" "${tmpdir}" )
     [ "${code}" -ne 0 ] || code=1
   }
+  [ -z "${symlink:-}" ] || ! [ -L "$symlink" ] || unlink "$symlink" || {
+    ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to unlink %s\\n" "$symlink" )
+    [ "${code}" -ne 0 ] || code=1
+  }
   exit "${code}"
 }
 
@@ -35,7 +39,7 @@ username="$( id -un )"
 while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
   case "$1" in
     -h|--help)
-      echo "Usage: temp-postgres [-h|--help] [-d|--dbname <dbname>] [-u|--username <username>] [--] [<command>]"
+      echo "Usage: temp-postgres [-h|--help] [-d|--dbname <dbname>] [-u|--username <username>] [--symlink <path>] [--] [<command>]"
       exit
       ;;
     -d|--dbname)
@@ -46,6 +50,10 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ] ; do
       username="$2"
       shift 2
       ;;
+    --symlink)
+      symlink="$2"
+      shift 2
+      ;;
     --)
       shift
       break
@@ -89,6 +97,13 @@ createdb --host="${tmpdir}" --username="${username}" --no-password "${dbname}" |
   quit 1
 }
 
+if [ -n "${symlink:-}" ] ; then
+  ln -sf "${tmpdir}" "$symlink" || {
+    ( >&2 printf "temp-postgres: failed to create symlink %s\\n" "$symlink" )
+    quit 1
+  }
+fi
+
 printf '
 Connect with the following command:
 
-- 
cgit v1.3