#!/usr/bin/env sh set -xe dir="/media/hdd/backup/$(date +%Y)/$(date +%m)-$(date +%d)" folders="$HOME/Dotfiles $HOME/Downloads $HOME/Media $HOME/Pictures $HOME/Projects $HOME/Text" mkdir -p $dir notify-send "do_backup: Starting backup (stored at $dir)" for name in $folders do out_name=$dir/$(basename $name).tar.xz XZ_OPT='-T0 -9' tar -Jcvf $out_name -C $name . done notify-send "do_backup: Finished backup"