https://github.com/rehankarthikchandralal/bash-script-for-automated-file-backup

A Bash script is created which runs every day and automatically backs up any encrypted password files that have been updated in the past 24 hours.
https://github.com/rehankarthikchandralal/bash-script-for-automated-file-backup

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A Bash script is created which runs every day and automatically backs up any encrypted password files that have been updated in the past 24 hours.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rehankarthikchandralal/bash-script-for-automated-file-backup
• Owner: rehankarthikchandralal
• Created: 2024-11-02T20:15:28.000Z (2 months ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2024-11-27T14:34:31.000Z (about 1 month ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-27T15:34:12.630Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: bash, linux
• Language: Shell
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• Size: 2.93 KB
• Stars: 0
• Watchers: 1
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md

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# Bash-Script-for-Automated-File-Backup

This project provides a **Bash script** that automatically backs up encrypted password files updated in the past 24 hours. The script creates a compressed archive of the files and stores it in a specified destination directory.

## Script Overview

The backup script:

- Takes two arguments: the target directory (where encrypted password files are located) and the destination directory (where backups will be saved).

- Checks if both directories are valid. If not, it displays an error message and exits.

- Identifies files in the target directory that have been modified within the last 24 hours.

- Compresses these files into a `.tar.gz` backup archive with a unique timestamp.

- Moves the backup file to the specified destination directory.

## Script Details

### Important Variables

- **`targetDirectory`**: The directory containing files to back up.

- **`destinationDirectory`**: The directory where the backup archive will be saved.

- **`currentTS`**: The current timestamp in seconds.

- **`backupFileName`**: The name of the backup file with a timestamp for uniqueness.