do_backup

usage

Plug in your encrypted USB key. Enter do_backup.sh. Confirm actions. Unplug your USB key.

configuration

A configuration file looks like that.

  [section] tag*
  Source, Target
  #
  # Except for rsync sections,
  # where Target shall be relative to $TARGET,
  # both Source and Target shall be absolute.
  #
  # You can use '~', ${variable} and $(command)
  # for describing absolute path
  #
  # TARGET is either explicitely specified (-t option)
  #        or /media/root/<usb_uuid>/.backup
  #

  Include another.file

The script look for these files (ordered by priority):

• ~/.do_backup.cfg
• ~/.config/do_backup/directories.$HOSTNAME
• ~/.config/do_backup/directories

Once a file found, it use it and ignore others. You can explicitely choose the configuration by prepending script call with CONFIG=${MY_CFG_FILE}.

The aim is either to say explicitely what to import/export in ~/.do_backup.cfg or to setup different synchronization according to hostname ~/.config/do_backup/directories.$HOSTNAME.

Configuration file example:

  [rsync]
  /local/dir, dir
  # will rsync /local/dir to $TARGET/dir
  ~/dirb, dirb
  # will rsync $HOME/dirb to $TARGET/dirb

  [rsync] EVERYDAY FAST CONFIG
  /local/dirc, dirc
  # if you call `do_backup.sh EVERYDAY`,
  # only the lines in this section will be processed.

  #just archive
  [archive]
  /local/dir, /archives/dir.zip
  # will zip /local/dir in $TARGET/dir.zip

  #rebuild links
  [link]
  ~/.dir, /local/dir
  # make ln -s ~/.dir /local/dir

  #extends in many ways
  Include ./directories.${HOSTNAME}.${USER}
  # ./ is relative to the current config file
  Include $(find /etc/do_backup/ -name 'directories.*')