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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -o errexit  # exit script when a command fails
+set -o nounset  # fail when accessing an unset variable
+set -o pipefail  # treats pipeline command as failed when one command in the pipeline fails
+
+SVGS_REPO=../owid-grapher-svgs
+CONFIGS_DIR=$SVGS_REPO/configs
+REFERENCES_DIR=$SVGS_REPO/svg
+ALL_VIEWS_DIR=$SVGS_REPO/all-views/svg
+CHART_IDS_FILE=$SVGS_REPO/most-viewed-charts.txt
+
+usage() {
+  echo -e "Usage: ./$(basename "$0") [-h | --help]
+
+Dump a new set of configs and generate reference SVGs.
+Make sure to run \`make refresh\` and \`make refresh.pageviews\` before running this script."
+}
+
+main() {
+    echo "=> Reset owid-grapher-svgs to origin/master"
+    cd $SVGS_REPO\
+        && git fetch\
+        && git checkout -f master\
+        && git reset --hard origin/master\
+        && git clean -fd\
+        && cd -
+
+    echo "=> Removing existing configs and reference svgs"
+    rm -rf $CONFIGS_DIR $REFERENCES_DIR $ALL_VIEWS_DIR
+
+    echo "=> Dump new configs and data"
+    node itsJustJavascript/devTools/svgTester/dump-data.js -o $CONFIGS_DIR
+    node itsJustJavascript/devTools/svgTester/dump-chart-ids.js -o $CHART_IDS_FILE
+
+    echo "=> Generate reference SVGs"
+    node itsJustJavascript/devTools/svgTester/export-graphs.js\
+        -i $CONFIGS_DIR\
+        -o $REFERENCES_DIR
+    node itsJustJavascript/devTools/svgTester/export-graphs.js\
+        -i $CONFIGS_DIR\
+        -o $ALL_VIEWS_DIR\
+        -f $CHART_IDS_FILE\
+        --all-views
+}
+
+# show help
+if [[ "${1-}" =~ ^-*h(elp)?$ ]]; then
+  usage
+  exit
+fi
+
+main