adding link_by_default option for #49

dotdrop/config.py

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ class Cfg:
     key_banner = 'banner'
     key_long = 'longkey'
     key_keepdot = 'keepdot'
+    key_deflink = 'link_by_default'
 
     # actions keys
     key_actions = 'actions'
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ class Cfg:
     default_link = False
     default_longkey = False
     default_keepdot = False
+    default_link_by_default = False
 
     def __init__(self, cfgpath):
         if not os.path.exists(cfgpath):
@@ -288,6 +290,8 @@ class Cfg:
             self.lnk_settings[self.key_long] = self.default_longkey
         if self.key_keepdot not in self.lnk_settings:
             self.lnk_settings[self.key_keepdot] = self.default_keepdot
+        if self.key_deflink not in self.lnk_settings:
+            self.lnk_settings[self.key_deflink] = self.default_link_by_default
 
     def abs_dotpath(self, path):
         """transform path to an absolute path based on config path"""

dotdrop/dotdrop.py

@@ -279,7 +279,8 @@ def importer(opts, conf, paths):
 
         # create a new dotfile
         dotfile = Dotfile('', dst, src)
-        retconf, new_dotfile = conf.new(dotfile, opts['profile'], opts['link'])
+        linkit = opts['link'] or opts['link_by_default']
+        retconf, new_dotfile = conf.new(dotfile, opts['profile'], linkit)
         dotfile = new_dotfile
 
         # prepare hierarchy for dotfile
@@ -293,11 +294,11 @@ def importer(opts, conf, paths):
             cmd = ['cp', '-R', '-L', dst, srcf]
             if opts['dry']:
                 LOG.dry('would run: {}'.format(' '.join(cmd)))
-                if opts['link']:
+                if linkit:
                     LOG.dry('would symlink {} to {}'.format(srcf, dst))
             else:
                 run(cmd, raw=False, debug=opts['debug'])
-                if opts['link']:
+                if linkit:
                     remove(dst)
                     os.symlink(srcf, dst)
         if retconf: