snp: Wrap shell command in BTRFS snapper pre-post snapshots and log outputs.

snp

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# Runs a command wrapped in btrfs snapper pre-post snapshots.
# Usage: $ snp <commands>
# e.g.: $ snp pacman -Syyu
# Requirements: snapper (https://wiki.archlinux.org/title/snapper)
# The latest version of this script is hosted at https://gist.github.com/erikw/5229436

log_path="/var/local/log/snp"
date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S")
log_file="${log_path}/snp_${date}.log"

! [ -d $log_path ] && mkdir -p $log_path
# Log stdout and stderr. Reference: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3173131/redirect-copy-of-stdout-to-log-file-from-within-bash-script-itself
exec >  >(tee -a "$log_file")
exec 2> >(tee -a "$log_file" >&2)

cmd="$@"

echo "> Logging to: ${log_file}"

snapshot_nbr=$(snapper create --type=pre --cleanup-algorithm=number --print-number --description="${cmd}")
echo "> New pre snapshot with number ${snapshot_nbr}."
echo -e "> Running command \"${cmd}\".\n"

eval "$cmd"

snapshot_nbr=$(snapper create --type=post --cleanup-algorithm=number --print-number --pre-number="$snapshot_nbr")
echo -e "\n> New post snapshot with number ${snapshot_nbr}."




# Snapper has a --command option nowadays. But it works worse, the output from the command is not printed separately from the snaptshot number, just becomes a mess.
#echo "> Running command \"${cmd}\"."
#snapshot_nbr=$(snapper create --command "${cmd}" --print-number --cleanup-algorithm=number --description="${cmd}" | tail -1)
#echo -e "\n> New pre-post snapshot with numbers ${snapshot_nbr}."

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