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# Docback 0.2
# -----------------
# A front-end to rsync:
#
# Back up documents to the
# Simmons server space
# -----------------
# Aaron Rubinstein
# 7/17/08

usage()
{
cat <<EOF

Docback
Back up documents to your Simmons server space
A front-end for rsync

Usage: -u value [-r value] [-d] [-t] filename1 [filename2...]
-u     Simmons username (required)
-r     remote directory
-d     copy entire directory
-t     copy file only if edited in last 24 hrs
-g     update local file from Simmons server (use with -r)

EOF
exit 2;
}

if [ $# -lt 1 ] ; then
usage;
fi

# Define options
rflag=
uflag=
dflag=
tflag=
gflag=

while getopts 'r:u:dgt' OPTION
do
case $OPTION in

r)    rflag=1
rval="$OPTARG"
;;
u)    uflag=1
uval="$OPTARG"
;;
d)    dflag=1
;;
t)    tflag=1
;;
g)    gflag=1
;;
?)  printf "Usage: %s: -u value [-r value] [-t] [-d] [-g] filename1 [filename2...]
" $(basename $0) >&2
exit 2
;;
esac
done
shift $(($OPTIND - 1))

# If "-d" specified, recursively copy directory with rsync
if [ "$dflag" ] ; then
rsync -vtr $* $uval@cleo.simmons.edu:/users/gslis/$uval/$rval
fi

# If "-t" specified find file if edited within last 24 hrs
if [ "$tflag" ] ; then
FILE=$(find ${HOME}/ -mtime -1 -name $*)

# If nothing found, print message and exit
if [ ! $FILE ] ; then
echo "File has not been edited within last 24 hours"
exit 1;
fi
fi

if [ "$gflag" ] ; then
# Update local folder with contents of remote folder
rsync -vtr $uval@cleo.simmons.edu:/users/gslis/$uval/$rval $*
fi

# Send found file(s) via rsync
rsync -v -t --progress $* $uval@cleo.simmons.edu:/users/gslis/$uval/$rval

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