1 files changed, 33 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/src/actionhelper.c b/src/actionhelper.c
index 0269470..6428ab0 100644
--- a/src/actionhelper.c
+++ b/src/actionhelper.c
@@ -266,19 +266,25 @@ int restore_make_links(cklist *from, cklist *to) {
   if (list_size(from) > 0
       && list_size(to) > 0
       && list_size(from) == list_size(to)) {
-    while (1) {
-      HELP("%s %d %d", list_get(to), util_file_exists(list_get(to), NULL), !util_is_file_link(list_get(to)));
+    do {
       if (util_file_exists(list_get(to), NULL)
           || !util_is_file_link(list_get(to))) {
-        sERR("File %s already exists. Terminating.", list_get(to));
+        ERR("File %s already exists.", list_get(to));
+        sERR("No links were created.");
         return -1;
       }
+    } while (list_next(to));
+    list_rewind(to);
+    while (1) {
       if (util_symlink_file(list_get(from), list_get(to))) {
-        sERR("Failed: %s -> %s", list_get(from), list_get(to));
+        ERR("FATAL could not link %s -> %s", list_get(from), list_get(to));
+        sERR("Process stopping.");
+        return -1;
+      }
+      hLOG("Linking: %s -> %s", list_get(from), list_get(to));
+      if (util_own_grp_copy(list_get(to), list_get(from))) {
         return -1;
       }
-      LOG("Linking: %s -> %s", list_get(from), list_get(to));
-      HELP("Linking: %s -> %s", list_get(from), list_get(to));
       if (!list_next(from)) {
         break;
       }
@@ -348,11 +354,9 @@ void print_HELP_result(int err) {
 }
 
 void print_RESTORE_result(int err) {
-  if (!err) {
-    HELP("restore OK");
-    return;
+  if (err == -1) {
+    sERR("Restore failed.")
   }
-  sERR("restore NOT OK");
 }
 
 void print_INIT_help() {
@@ -445,7 +449,25 @@ void print_HELP_help() {
 }
 
 void print_RESTORE_help() {
-  ckhelp("Restore help");
+  ckhelp("Restore links.\n");
+  ckhelp("Given a working ck instance (ckdb + ckrc + directories in ckrc with configs)");
+  ckhelp("restore shall recreate the links from the config directories in ckrc");
+  ckhelp("back to their corresponding position when added in ck.\n");
+  ckhelp("It is useful for copying your configs to a new linux installation");
+  ckhelp("or restoring deleted links.\n");
+  ckhelp("It can either restore a specific program or all of them:");
+  ckhelp("  `-p progName`: restores progName.");
+  ckhelp("  `all`: restores everything.\n");
+  ckhelp("Note:\nIf ck tracks configs that are owned by root, simply running");
+  ckhelp("`ck restore ...` will fail due to permissions. To remedy this, ck will alter the");
+  ckhelp("owner and group of a link to match the one in the ckrc directories.");
+  ckhelp("Thus, running `sudo ck -c /home/myuser/.ck restore ..` will restore");
+  ckhelp("the root user's links as it should and the user links will have");
+  ckhelp("the user as the owner instead of the root.\n");
+  ckhelp("ck checks that the configs exist and that the location for the link");
+  ckhelp("is avaliable before making any links. However, in the even that symlink");
+  ckhelp("fails for some other reason, the process will stop as is. Make sure you");
+  ckhelp("take care of the already created links, if that's the case.");
   report_help();
 }