Simple bash function to archive a bunch of folders

archive.sh

archive(){
    for var in "$@"
    do
        if [ -z "$var" ]
        then
            echo "You must supply a folder to archive." 
            return
        else
            if [ -d $var ]
            then
                timestamp=`date -u "+%s"`
                dest=$ARCHIVE_PATH"/"$timestamp"_"$var".tar.gz"
                echo "$dest"
                tar -zcvf "$dest" $var 
                rm -r $var 
            else
                echo "You must supply a folder."
                return
            fi
        fi
    done
}

Will 'rm -r $var' remove the folder? [rm -rf ?]

So, I don't know, I'm seeing mixed things about that. rm -r appears to be working for me. I consulted this I think: http://www.westwind.com/reference/OS-X/commandline/files-folders.html ## Sundeep Malladi Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig)

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