Function for zshrc file that will backup the current git repo by finding the git root, zipping it all up, and putting it in ~/backups/

backuprepo.sh

backuprepo() {
  DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" >/dev/null 2>&1 && pwd )"
  declare -i LOOP=0
  declare -i LOOPMAX=10
  while [ ! -d "${DIR}/.git/" ] && [ "${LOOP}" -ne "${LOOPMAX}" ]; do
    DIR="$( echo $DIR | sed 's/\(.*\)\/.*/\1/' )"
    LOOP=$((LOOP+1))
  done
  if [ "${LOOP}" -ne "${LOOPMAX}" ]
  then
    echo "${DIR}/.git/ does exist"
    echo "${DIR} should get zipped up"
    FOLDER="$( echo ${DIR} | sed 's/.*\/\(.*\)/\1/' )"
    BRANCH="$(git branch | grep \* | cut -d ' ' -f2)"
    DATETIME=`date +%Y-%m-%d_%H-%M-%S`
    FILENAME="${FOLDER}__ON__${BRANCH}__@__${DATETIME}"
    tar --exclude='node_modules' -cf ~/backup/"${FILENAME}".tar -C "${DIR}" .
    tput setaf 3
    tput setab 0
    echo "Done zipping ${FILENAME}"
    tput sgr0
  else
    tput setaf 1
    tput setab 7
    echo "No .git directory found in folder hierarchy"
    tput sgr0
  fi

}