--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+REMOTE_HOST=localhost
+REMOTE_BASE=/tmp/backmeupscotty
+ARCHIVE_KEEPNBACKUPS=30
+ARCHIVE_KEEPNDAYS=30
+
+while getopts ":q" opt; do
+ case $opt in
+ q)
+ exec > /dev/null
+ ;;
+ esac
+done
+
+function grepbackups {
+ ssh $REMOTE_HOST "ls $REMOTE_BASE/$1" | grep -E '[0-9]+-[0-9]+'
+}
+
+function scottysync {
+ timestamp=$(date +%s)
+
+ echo BACKMEUPSCOTTY: Syncing $1 to $REMOTE_HOST:$REMOTE_BASE/$2 @$timestamp
+
+ dir_current=$REMOTE_BASE/$2/current
+ dir_incomplete=$REMOTE_BASE/$2/incomplete
+ dir_timestamped=$REMOTE_BASE/$2/$timestamp-$(date -d @$timestamp +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)
+
+ if [ -z $3 ]; then
+ rsync_exclude=""
+ else
+ rsync_exclude=$(eval echo --exclude={$3} | tr -d {})
+ fi
+
+ echo BACKMEUPSCOTTY: Starting rsync
+ rsync -e ssh \
+ -v -aHAX --numeric-ids --delete --delete-excluded \
+ --link-dest=$dir_current \
+ $rsync_exclude \
+ $1/ $REMOTE_HOST:$dir_incomplete/
+
+ if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+ echo BACKMEUPSCOTTY: Timestamping completed backup and linking to current backup
+ ssh $REMOTE_HOST \
+ "mv $dir_incomplete $dir_timestamped && rm -f $dir_current && ln -s $dir_timestamped $dir_current"
+ fi
+
+ while [ $(grepbackups $2 | wc -l) -gt $ARCHIVE_KEEPNBACKUPS ]; do
+ oldestbackup=$(grepbackups $2 | head -1)
+ oldestbackuptstamp=$(echo $oldestbackup | cut -d'-' -f1)
+
+ if [ $oldestbackuptstamp -lt $(( $(date +%s) - $ARCHIVE_KEEPNDAYS*60*60*24 )) ]; then
+ echo BACKMEUPSCOTTY: Removing old backup $oldestbackup
+ ssh $REMOTE_HOST rm -r "$REMOTE_BASE/$2/$oldestbackup"
+ else
+ break
+ fi
+ done
+}
--- /dev/null
+#!/bin/bash
+
+. ./backmeupscotty
+
+REMOTE_HOST=localhost
+REMOTE_BASE=/home/alex/backtest
+ARCHIVE_KEEPNBACKUPS=30
+ARCHIVE_KEEPNDAYS=1
+
+scottysync /home/alex/backtest/source dest "abab"
+scottysync /home/alex/backtest/source2 dest2 "abab"