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Backup script using tar and xz for arch linux
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#!/bin/sh | |
if [[ $(whoami) != "root" ]] | |
then echo "Please run as root" | |
exit 1 | |
fi | |
if [ "$(ls /bin | grep trizen)" == "trizen" ] | |
then | |
PKGMAN=trizen | |
else | |
PKGMAN=pacman | |
fi | |
clear | |
echo "Enter the name of the directory where the backup will be stored with no trailing slash, preferably on a seperate drive" | |
read BDIR | |
DATE=$(date +%Y-%m-%d) | |
clear | |
echo "Starting backup..." | |
sleep 2 | |
mkdir "${BDIR}/.temp" | |
mkdir "${BDIR}/.temp/pkglist" | |
TEMPDIR="${BDIR}/.temp" | |
${PKGMAN} -Q > "${TEMPDIR}/pkglist/packagelist-all" | |
${PKGMAN} -Qe > "${TEMPDIR}/pkglist/packagelist-explicit" | |
if [ "$1" == "--pac" ] | |
then | |
bfile="${BDIR}/pacbackup-${DATE}.tar.xz" | |
tar --xattrs -cpvf - "/var/lib/pacman/local" "${TEMPDIR}/pkglist" | xz -z9k --memory=70% --stdout > ${bfile} | |
echo "If no errors were shown, a new backup has been created at ${BDIR}/pacbackup-${DATE}.tar.xz" | |
else | |
bfile="${BDIR}/backup-${DATE}.tar.xz" | |
tar --xattrs -cpvf - "/home" "/var" "/etc" "/boot" "${TEMPDIR}/pkglist" | xz -z9k --memory=70% --stdout > ${bfile} | |
echo "If no errors were shown, a new backup has been created at ${BDIR}/backup-${DATE}.tar.xz" | |
fi | |
rm -r "${TEMPDIR}" | |
read |
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