#!/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
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#
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# 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.
#
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#
# Usage: backup.sh
# 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: $0 "
exit 1
fi
if [ ! -d "$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