#!/bin/sh
mount /dev/usb-harddrive
# Author: Brice Burgess
# backup.sh -- backup to a local drive using rsync
# Directories to backup. Separate with a space. Exclude trailing slash!
SOURCES="/home"
# Directory to backup to. This is where your backup(s) will be stored.
# Exclude trailing slash!
TARGET="/mnt/usb-harddrive/backup"
# Comment out the following line to disable verbose output
VERBOSE="-v"
###########################
if [ ! -x $TARGET ]; then
echo "Backup target does not exist or you don't have permission!"
echo "Exiting..."
exit 2
fi
echo "Verifying Sources..." 
for source in $SOURCES; do
echo "Checking $source..."
if [ ! -x $source ]; then
echo "Error with $source!"
echo "Directory either does not exist, or you do not have proper permissions."
exit 2
fi
done
if [ -f $EXCLUDE_FILE ]; then
EXCLUDE="--exclude-from=$EXCLUDE_FILE"
fi
echo "Sources verified. Running rsync..."
for source in $SOURCES; do
# Create directories in $TARGET to mimick source directory hiearchy 
if [ ! -d $TARGET/$source ]; then
mkdir -p $TARGET/$source
fi
rsync $VERBOSE --exclude=$TARGET/ $EXCLUDE -a --delete $source/ $TARGET/$source/
done
umount /dev/usb-harddrive
exit 0