Add flag to creation script

environment.sh

@@ -10,22 +10,25 @@ Help()
    echo "Syntax: source environment.sh [-h|t|v]"
    echo "options:"
    echo "h     Print this Help."
-   echo "v     Verbose mode."
    echo "t     Type of conda environment. Either 'simulation' (default) or 'artifact'."
+   echo "n     Make a new conda environment even if one currently exists."
 }
 
 # Define variables
 username=$(whoami)
 env_type="simulation"
+make_new="no"
 
 # Process input options
-while getopts ":ht:" option; do
+while getopts ":hnt:" option; do
    case $option in
       h) # display help
          Help
          return;;
       t) # Type of conda environment to build
          env_type=$OPTARG;;
+      n) # Create new environment
+         make_new="yes";;
      \?) # Invalid option
          echo "Error: Invalid option"
          return;;
@@ -62,6 +65,11 @@ if [[ $create_env == '' ]]; then
   echo "Environment $env_name does not exist."
   create_env="yes"
   env_exists="no"
+elif [[ $make_new == 'yes' ]]; then
+  # User has requested to make a new environment
+  echo "Making a new environment."
+  create_env="yes"
+  env_exists="yes"
 else
   env_exists="yes"
   conda activate $env_name
@@ -105,7 +113,9 @@ fi
 
 if [[ $create_env == 'yes' ]]; then
   if [[ $env_exists == 'yes' ]]; then
-    conda deactivate
+    if [[ $env_name == $CONDA_DEFAULT_ENV ]]; then
+      conda deactivate
+    fi
     conda remove -n $env_name --all -y
   fi
   # Create conda environment