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Created September 11, 2013 16:27
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Data CD/DVD Backup script
#! /bin/bash
# Wait for a CD to be inserted then copy the contents
#
echo "CD copy, press <ctrl>C to exit"
echo "Looking for disk..."
#
# Go into a continuous loop always looking for a new CD
while :
do
####### Get the mount point of /dev/sr0 out of the mounts file
TEST=$(grep /dev/sr0 /proc/self/mounts)
####### If it doesn't exist, loop until it does with 1 second pause
if [ "$TEST" == "" ]; then
echo -ne "."
sleep 1
else
echo
############### Got it! Need to strip the mount point out of the string
TEST2=${TEST:9}
set $TEST2
TEST=$1
############### Do the copy process for the disk we found
echo $TEST
TEST=${TEST//\\040/ }
echo "Copying from $TEST"
mkdir -p ~/databackup/
#rsync -vr --whole-file $TEST/* ~/cdbackup$TEST
rsync -rhW "$TEST"/* ~/databackup
chown -R jawaad:jawaad ~/databackup
chmod -R 2775 ~/databackup
############### Eject the CD with suitable pauses to avoid any buffer problems
sleep 1
eject cdrom
sleep 2
fi
######## Still looping! Go back and wait for another CD!
done
exit()
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