my old git-bash symlink function from my dotfiles install.sh

git-bash-symlink.sh

make_symlinks() {
    log_info "This needs to be run as administrator for symlinking to work in git-bash"
    log_info "Creating symlinks..."
    # cygpath converts posix <-> win paths
    local home_win=$(cygpath -aw "$HOME")
    local repo_win=$(cygpath -aw ./)

    # make sure ~/bin & ~/hooks exists
    mkdir ~/bin ~/hooks >/dev/null 2>&1

    for file in $bin_files $home_files $hook_files; do
        local filename=$(basename "$file")
        local link_exists=$(find ~/ ~/bin/ ~/hooks -maxdepth 1 -type l -name "$filename")
        if [[ -z $link_exists ]]; then
            case "$file" in
            *bin*)
                cmd.exe /c "mklink $home_win\\bin\\$filename $repo_win\\bin\\$filename"
                ;;
            *HOME*)
                cmd.exe /c "mklink $home_win\\$filename $repo_win\\HOME\\$filename"
                ;;
            *hooks*)
                cmd.exe /c "mklink $home_win\\hooks\\$filename $repo_win\\hooks\\$filename"
                ;;
            esac
        fi
    done
    log_success "${FUNCNAME[@]}"
}