selective-backup.py

python/selective-backup.py

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+import shutil
+from datetime import datetime
+import os
+
+daily_dir = "/media/hd/cloud/Tilman/Computer/selective-backups/daily/"
+weekly_dir = ""
+monthly_dir = ""
+
+basedir = "/media/hd/cloud/"
+filelist = "/media/hd/cloud/Tilman/Computer/selective-backups/filelist.txt"
+now = datetime.now()
+date_time = now.strftime("%Y-%m-%d_")
+
+with open(filelist) as file:
+	lines = [line.rstrip() for line in file]
+
+for line in lines:
+	#f_basename = os.path.basename(line)
+	target_filename = date_time + line.replace("/","|") + ".tar.gz"
+	print(target_filename)
+	src_path = basedir + line
+	src_file = os.path.basename(src_path)
+	src_dir = os.path.dirname(src_path)
+	print(src_dir)
+	shutil.make_archive(daily_dir + target_filename, 'gztar', src_dir, src_file)
+	
+
+#os.path.basename
+#shutil.make_archive(output_filename, 'zip', dir_name)