ubuntuBackup.sh

#!/bin/bash

DATE="$(date +%d-%b-%Y)"
USER="$(id -u -n)"
BACKUP_PATH="/media/${USER}/$1/Ubuntu_Backup-$DATE"

# Define folders to backup from home.
declare -a arr=("Documents" "Desktop" "Picture" "PycharmProjects" "Repositories"	"InspiringCodeSnippets" "University")

function backup_folder() {
	echo "Backing up $1..."
	cp -r "/home/${USER}/$1" "${BACKUP_PATH}"
}

# Iterate through all folders to backup.
for i in "${arr[@]}"
do
	backup_folder $i
done