core.main: added --copy-config flag

5 files changed, 33 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/doc/ranger.1 b/doc/ranger.1
index 968e601b..dad2642c 100644
--- a/doc/ranger.1
+++ b/doc/ranger.1
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ Activate the clean mode:  Ranger will not access or create any configuration
 files nor will it leave any traces on your system.  This is useful when
 your configuration is broken, when you want to avoid clutter, etc.
 .TP
+--copy-config
+Create copies of the default configuration files in your local configuration
+directory.  Existing ones will not be overwritten.
+.TP
 --fail-unless-cd
 Return the exit code 1 if ranger is used to run a file, for example with
 `ranger --fail-unless-cd filename`.  This can be useful for scripts.
diff --git a/ranger/core/fm.py b/ranger/core/fm.py
index bfcebb92..fce6b3b2 100644
--- a/ranger/core/fm.py
+++ b/ranger/core/fm.py
@@ -123,10 +123,24 @@ class FM(Actions, SignalDispatcher):
 		return self.input_blocked
 
 	def copy_config_files(self):
-		if not (ranger.arg.clean or os.path.exists(self.confpath('scope.sh'))):
-			import shutil
-			shutil.copy(self.relpath('data/scope.sh'),
-					self.confpath('scope.sh'))
+		if ranger.arg.clean:
+			sys.stderr.write("refusing to copy config files in clean mode\n")
+			return
+		import shutil
+		def copy(_from, to):
+			if os.path.exists(self.confpath(to)):
+				sys.stderr.write("already exists: %s\n" % self.confpath(to))
+			else:
+				sys.stderr.write("creating: %s\n" % self.confpath(to))
+				try:
+					shutil.copy(self.relpath(_from), self.confpath(to))
+				except Exception as e:
+					sys.stderr.write("  ERROR: %s\n" % str(e))
+		copy('defaults/apps.py', 'apps.py')
+		copy('defaults/commands.py', 'commands.py')
+		copy('defaults/keys.py', 'keys.py')
+		copy('defaults/options.py', 'options.py')
+		copy('data/scope.sh', 'scope.sh')
 
 	def confpath(self, *paths):
 		"""returns the path relative to rangers configuration directory"""
diff --git a/ranger/core/helper.py b/ranger/core/helper.py
index 38460bb6..aa55b25b 100644
--- a/ranger/core/helper.py
+++ b/ranger/core/helper.py
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ def parse_arguments():
 			help="don't touch/require any config files. ")
 	parser.add_option('--fail-if-run', action='store_true', # COMPAT
 			help=SUPPRESS_HELP)
+	parser.add_option('--copy-config', action='store_true', # COMPAT
+			help="copy the default configs to the local config directory")
 	parser.add_option('--fail-unless-cd', action='store_true',
 			help="experimental: return the exit code 1 if ranger is" \
 					"used to run a file (with `ranger filename`)")
diff --git a/ranger/core/main.py b/ranger/core/main.py
index ed555a8d..19e28db3 100644
--- a/ranger/core/main.py
+++ b/ranger/core/main.py
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ def main():
 		os.environ['SHELL'] = 'bash'
 
 	ranger.arg = arg = parse_arguments()
+	if arg.copy_config:
+		fm = FM()
+		fm.copy_config_files()
+		return 0
+
 	SettingsAware._setup(clean=arg.clean)
 
 	targets = arg.targets or ['.']
@@ -65,7 +70,6 @@ def main():
 		# Initialize objects
 		EnvironmentAware.env = Environment(target)
 		fm = FM()
-		fm.copy_config_files()
 		fm.tabs = dict((n+1, os.path.abspath(path)) for n, path \
 				in enumerate(targets[:9]))
 		load_settings(fm, arg.clean)
diff --git a/ranger/help/invocation.py b/ranger/help/invocation.py
index 27ab5a67..cad2a2b2 100644
--- a/ranger/help/invocation.py
+++ b/ranger/help/invocation.py
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ command line.
       This is useful when your configuration is broken, when you want
       to avoid clutter, etc.
 
+--copy-config
+      Create copies of the default configuration files in your local
+      configuration directory.  Existing ones will not be overwritten.
+
 --fail-unless-cd
       Return the exit code 1 if ranger is used to run a file, for example
       with `ranger --fail-unless-cd filename`.  This can be useful for scripts.