compress current directory and move it to a backups folder in dropbox

backup2dropbox.sh

#!/bin/bash

BASE_PATH=/tmp/$(basename $(pwd))_$(date "+%Y-%m-%d-%H%M%S")

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
  BACKUP_ARCHIVE=$BASE_PATH.tar.gz
else
  BACKUP_ARCHIVE="$BASE_PATH"_\(${1// /-}\).tar.gz
fi

echo "backing up to "$BACKUP_ARCHIVE

tar -czf $BACKUP_ARCHIVE .
mkdir -p ~/Dropbox/Backup
cp -pv $BACKUP_ARCHIVE ~/Dropbox/Backup
rm $BACKUP_ARCHIVE
echo done