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bash backup | less

chmod +x backup

#!/bin/bash

./backup

#!/bin/bash

# Simple program to make a backup of files on the Raspberry Pi

# Set the location of my files and the backup location

mydirectory="/home/pi"

safeplace="/backup"

echo "Starting backup of files from $mydirectory to $safeplace"

# Check if the backup directory exists

if [ ! -d $safeplace ]

then

# Does not exist, need to make a new directory

echo "Making new directory $safeplace"

sudo mkdir $safeplace

# Change owner of this directory to the user pi

sudo chown pi $safeplace

# Copy all the files in my directory

# recursive means keep drilling down into directories to find files

# update means only copy files that have been changed since the last backup

# verbose means I want to be told what is happening

cp --recursive --update --verbose $mydirectory $safeplace

echo "Backup is finished"