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backup_dir.sh

 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 #### DEPENDENCIES: mutt
 
 #### VARS
 [email protected]
 DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
 LOCAL_BACKUP=/path/to/backup
 LOCAL_ARCHIVE=$HOME/backup-${DATE}.tar.gz

 #### FUNCTIONS
 function main() {
     archive
     mail
     delete_locally
 }

 function archive() {
     echo "Archiving your files from ${LOCAL_BACKUP}- "

     tar -czvf ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE} ${LOCAL_BACKUP}

     echo "Done"
 }

 function mail() {
     echo "Sending e-mail with backup ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE} - "

     if [ -f ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE} ]; then
         echo "Backup of files from ${DATE}" | mutt -s "BACKUP OF: ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE}" -a ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE} -- ${MAIL}

         echo "Done"
     else
         echo "Could not find archive at ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE}"
         exit
     fi
 }

 function delete_locally() {
     echo "Removing ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE} locally - "

     rm -f ${LOCAL_ARCHIVE}

     echo "Done"
 }

 #### INIT
 main