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tools/backup_sd.sh
2019-12-18 13:52:41 +00:00

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#!/bin/bash
# This programm makes a backup of an SD-Card plugged into your
# machine e.g. for Raspberry Pi. Outputs a gzip file with current
# date and asked file name e.g.: 2018_05_10_raspberrypi.gz
#
# To restore gzip to SD card use:
# gzip -dc image.gz | sudo dd bs=4M of=/dev/$CARDSLOTNAME
#
# Requirements: pv - for progress bar
# dd - generating img file
# lsblk - grep filesize of sd card
# gzip - compression of img
# Find your cardslot name with cmd "lsblk"
CARDSLOTNAME="sdb"
CARDSIZE="$(lsblk --bytes | grep -m 1 $CARDSLOTNAME | awk '{print $4}')"
OUTPUTPATH="/home/$USER/Desktop/"
echo "Please insert file name:"
read FILENAME
echo "Writing file to: $OUTPUTPATH`date +%Y_%m_%d_`$FILENAME.gz"
sudo dd bs=4M if=/dev/$CARDSLOTNAME | pv -s $CARDSIZE | gzip > $OUTPUTPATH`date +%Y_%m_%d_`$FILENAME.gz
echo "Syncing disk"
sync
echo "Done!"