copy_script

#make sure pathes exist and if not creating them
mkdir -p $HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME/.local/bin $HOME/.dotfiles/dots/ETC $HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME/.config

chown -R $username:$username $HOME/.dotfiles
mkdir -p "$REPO_DIR/.local/bin" "$REPO_DIR/ETC" "$REPO_DIR/.config"
chown -R $USER_NAME:$USER_NAME "$HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME"

# adding exclude list:
# remove all files except .git folder
tmp=$(mktemp -d)
rsync -a --delete --exclude='.git' "$tmp/" "$REPO_DIR/"
rmdir "$tmp"

# use rsync and exclude
EXCLUDES=$(mktemp)   # temporary file for excludes

# add any folder under ~/.config to be excluded
cat > "$EXCLUDES" <<'EOF'
#configfolder
EOF

# sync excluding unwanted
rsync -a --exclude-from="$EXCLUDES" "$HOME/.config/" "$REPO_DIR/.config/"

# or only copy what you list under .config:
# cp -a $HOME/.config/{gtk-4.0,gtk-3.0,sway,waybar,gtklock,...} $HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME/.config/

# user files directly in home
cp -a $HOME/{.zsh_history,.gtkrc-2.0,.zshrc} $HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME/

# for systemfiles
cp -R /etc/{kernel,dracut.conf.d,default,modprobe.d,modules-load.d} $HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME/ETC/
cp -a /etc/{environment,fstab} $HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME//ETC/

# save also your dotfile scripts
cp -a $HOME/.local/bin/{copy_cript,github-dotfiles,github-tagclean} $HOME/.dotfiles/$REPO_NAME/.local/bin/