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dgacitua/backupExternalMedia.sh

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Bash script to backup a mounted external drive to local folder
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backupExternalMedia.sh
#!/bin/bash
set -e
SOURCE="/media/dgacitua/DGACITUA-SSD/" # Mounted external drive path (including trailing slash)
DESTINATION="/home/dgacitua/rsync-backup" # Local folder where the data is copied (without trailing slash)
mkdir -p $DESTINATION
rsync -azuvhP --delete --exclude="node_modules" --iconv=. $SOURCE $DESTINATION # Making backup with RSync
set +e
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