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backup.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+# backup.sh - Backup directory to compressed tar archive
+# 
+# Copyright (C) 2025 LINUXexpert.org
+# 
+# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it 
+# under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the 
+# Free Software Foundation, version 3 of the License.
+# 
+# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but 
+# WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY 
+# or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License 
+# for more details.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along 
+# with this program. If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+# 
+# Usage: backup.sh <source_directory> <destination_directory>
+# Description: Creates a tar.gz archive of the source directory in the destination.
+ 
+SRC="$1"
+DEST="$2"
+if [ -z "$SRC" ] || [ -z "$DEST" ]; then
+  echo "Usage: $0 <source_directory> <destination_directory>"
+  exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -d "$SRC" ]; then
+  echo "Source directory '$SRC' not found!"; exit 1
+fi
+if [ ! -d "$DEST" ]; then
+  # create destination dir if it doesn't exist
+  mkdir -p "$DEST" || { echo "Failed to create destination '$DEST'"; exit 1; }
+fi
+
+base_name="$(basename "$SRC")"
+date_str="$(date +%Y%m%d)"
+archive_name="${base_name}-backup-${date_str}.tar.gz"
+tar -czf "$DEST/$archive_name" -C "$(dirname "$SRC")" "$base_name"
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "Backup successful: $DEST/$archive_name"
+else
+  echo "Backup failed for $SRC"
+fi