automated backup for important file

bakup.sh

#!/bin/sh

STORAGE="YOUR BACKUP STORAGE PARTITION (check with 'lsblk')"
TARGET_DIR="YOUR MOUNT DIRECTORY (usually in /media/YOUR_DIR)"
BACKUP_DIR="$(date)-Backup"

#create directory and mounting device
create_mount(){
    [ ! -b $STORAGE ] && echo "$STORAGE does not exist." && exit || \
        [ -b $STORAGE ] && [ ! -d $TARGET_DIR ] && \
        sudo mkdir -pv $TARGET_DIR || [ -d $TARGET_DIR ] && \
        sudo mount -v $STORAGE $TARGET_DIR
}

#Backup function
backup(){
    mkdir -pv $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR" && \
        mkdir -pv $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR"/pdf && \
        mkdir -pv $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR"/odt && \
        mkdir -pv $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR"/images && \
        find $HOME/Documents/ -type f -name "*.pdf" -exec cp -rfv {} \
        $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR"/pdf \; && \
        find $HOME/Documents/ -type f -name "*.odt" -exec cp -rfv {} \
        $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR"/odt \; && \
        find $HOME/Documents/ -type f -name "*.jpg" -exec cp -rfv {} \
        $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR"/images \; && \
        find $HOME/Documents/ -type f -name "*.png" -exec cp -rfv {} \
        $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR"/images \;
        cp -rfv $HOME/Documents/KiCad/ $HOME/Documents/Python/ \
            $HOME/Documents/C++/ $HOME/Documents/C/ \
            $HOME/Documents/Archive/GIMP/ $HOME/Documents/bash\ script/ \
            $HOME/Pictures/ $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR" && \
            tar -C $TARGET_DIR --force-local -czvf \
            $TARGET_DIR/"$BACKUP_DIR".tar.gz "$BACKUP_DIR" || echo "Failed."
}

#Run the script
create_mount && echo "Backup start." && backup