FlashDiscBackup

Simple scripts to create fast backup on the flashdisc (pendrive).

Table of contents

• General Info
• Technologies
• Setup
• Status
• Sources

Introduction

This script was created when the author needed easy backup every day in GNU/Linux distributions. The Linux distribution offers many tools, but there were not universal for every distribution or desktop environment. The idea is created simple bash script which will be made every day backup on pendrive for important catalogues.

Technolgies

Project is created with:

• Bash version: 5.1.16

Setup

To run the script you should download the project from the GitHub page and move to destination place. Next, you should check the name of the flashdisc. In this case, you should check the mount catalogue. For example, for Ubuntu will be the /media/name-of-user/ . If you find the name of the flashdisc then it should open flashdiscbackup.bash file, find in the VARIABLES section disc_name variable. After the = should add the name of flashdisc and check the path of the mount.

flashdisc_path=/media/$USER

disc_name=name-of-flashdisc

After that, there should be a prepared list of the absolute paths to backup on the flashdisc in any text editor e. g.

/home/user-name/Documents/

/home/user-name/Music/

The name of the list of backup catalogues should be added to VARIABLE section in flashdiscbackup.bash (name_backup_file_list) in the same way like flashdisc before. The list has to be in the same catalogue as a script file..

When you prepare the list file and add all names, the next step is to add the privilege of running on your system in the next command in a terminal emulator:

$ sudo chmod +x flashdiscbackup.bash

and then it may run the script in command:

$ ./flashdiscbackup.bash

Status

The first version of the script is done, but there is more functionality to add to this project in the future.

TO DO a list of functions:

• add to read the name of the flashdisc and list of catalogues like input parameters,
• add the check for free size on the flashdisc,
• add divide big catalogues for smaller archives,
• add to choose the criptography of the catalogues,
• recognize if catalogues are video content, graphics or audio files.

Sources

This script is inspired by William Shotts' book "The Linux Command Line".