Catching apt-get install as you go

alias install='~/bin/install_and_log install'

#!/bin/bash
# wrapper around apt-get install that logs the application being installed

LOG_FILE=~/backup/apt-get_install.log
args=("$@")

if [ "$1" != "install" ]; then 
    echo "This script should be run as a proxy for apt-get install to log installs in $LOG_FILE"
    exit 1
fi

if [ ! $2 ]; then
    echo "Please select a program to install or use -s to simulate an install"
    exit 1
fi

if [ "$2" == "-s" ]; then
    if [ ! $3 ]; then
        echo "Please select a program to simulate installing"
        exit 1
    fi
    SIM_EXIT=0
    echo -e "Running simulated install now: \n"
    for (( i = 2 ; i < ${#args[@]} ; i++ )); do
        sudo apt-get install -s ${args[$i]}
        if [ "$?" != "0" ]; then
            echo -e "\e[0;31mERROR: on ${args[$i]}\e[0m" >&2
            SIM_EXIT=1
        fi
        echo -e "\n"
    done
    exit $SIM_EXIT            
else
    for (( i = 1 ; i < ${#args[@]} ; i++ )); do
        DESC=$(apt-cache show ${args[$i]} | grep --max-count=1 -i "description:" | cut -c14-)
        if [ "$DESC" == "" ]; then 
            echo -e "\e[0;31mAborting at ${args[$i]} \e[0m\n" >&2 
            exit 1
        else
            sudo apt-get install ${args[$i]}
            if [ ! $? ]; then
            echo -e "\e[0;31mInstall of ${args[$i]} failed.\e[0m" >&2
                exit 1
            fi
            RIGHT_NOW=$(date +"%Y-%m-%d %a %H:%M")
            echo -e "$RIGHT_NOW\t${args[$i]}\t=>\t$DESC\n" >> $LOG_FILE
            echo -e "LOGGED: ${args[$i]} installed at $RIGHT_NOW \n"
        fi
    done
fi

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