Bash script to "move" all files/directory in the current directory to a rar achive

[FunkyBuddha]

If you haven't installed "rar," you can use the command "apt install rar" to install it. This script will archive and delete all the files and directories in the current directory. You need to pass the archive name to the script.

 

Bash script:

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winrar() {
    if [[ -z "$1" ]]; then
        echo " "
        echo Missing Parm:
        echo -e '\t'parm1=archive_name
        exit
    fi
    echo start - `date` > /var/log/winrar.log
    find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type d | sort > /path/to/dirar.txt
    find . -maxdepth 1 -mindepth 1 -type f | grep -v $1.rar | grep -v nohup | sort > /path/to/filrar.txt
    IFS=$'\n'       # make newlines the only separator
    for i in $(cat /path/to/dirar.txt)
    do
        local f_nm=${i}
        rar a -df -r -md512m $1 "$f_nm" >> /path/to/winrar.txt
    done
    for i in $(cat /path/to/filrar.txt)
    do
        local f_nm=${i}
        rar a -df -md512m $1 "$f_nm" >> /path/to/winrar.txt
    done
    wc -l /path/to/dirar.txt /path/to/filrar.txt >> /var/log/winrar.log
    echo end - `date` >> /var/log/winrar.log
}