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#!/usr/bin/env bash
#
# Backup a folder with a timestamp
# Usage: x-backup-folder folder_to_backup [filename]
# If filename is not provided, folder_to_backup will be used
# Example: x-backup-folder ~/Documents/MyFolder
#
# Copyright (c) 2022 Ismo Vuorinen. All Rights Reserved.
# Licensed under the MIT license.
DIRECTORY=$1
FILENAME=$2
if [ -z "${DIRECTORY}" ]; then
echo "DIRECTORY (first argument) is missing"
echo "Usage: $0 folder_to_backup"
exit
fi
if [ -z "${FILENAME}" ]; then
FILENAME=$DIRECTORY
fi
FILENAME=$(
${FILENAME} \
| tr '/' _ \
| iconv -t ascii//TRANSLIT \
| sed -r s/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/_/g \
| sed -r s/^_+\|-+$//g
)
TIMESTAMP=$(date "+%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")
FILENAME_TIMESTAMP="${FILENAME}_${TIMESTAMP}"
tar cvzf "${FILENAME_TIMESTAMP}.tar.gz" "${DIRECTORY}/"