function symlink_contents_to_dir() {
local target="$2"
mkdir -p "$target"
if [[ -f "$1" ]]; then
symlink_to_dir "$1" "$target"
elif [[ -L "$1" && ! -d "$1" ]]; then
local actual=$(readlink "$1")
symlink_contents_to_dir "$actual" "$target"
elif [[ -d "$1" ]]; then
SAVEIFS=$IFS
IFS=$'
'
local children=($(find "$1" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1))
IFS=$SAVEIFS
for child in "${children[@]}"; do
symlink_to_dir "$child" "$target"
done
fi
}
function symlink_to_dir() {
local target="$2"
mkdir -p "$target"
if [[ -f "$1" ]]; then
ln -s -f "$1" "$target"
elif [[ -L "$1" && ! -d "$1" ]]; then
cp "$1" "$2"
elif [[ -d "$1" ]]; then
SAVEIFS=$IFS
IFS=$'
'
local children=($(find "$1" -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1))
IFS=$SAVEIFS
local dirname=$(basename "$1")
mkdir -p "$target/$dirname"
for child in "${children[@]}"; do
symlink_to_dir "$child" "$target/$dirname"
done
else
echo "Can not copy $1"
fi
}
symlink_contents_to_dir $SOURCE_DIR $TARGET_DIR