dvdcopy.sh

#/bin/bash

# README:
# - Make sure to make the script executable using chmod
# - chmod +x file_name.sh
# (chmod stands for change mode)
# (x stands for executable)

# This script builds upon the work of 'mrzarquon' found here:
# http://ask.metafilter.com/142872/Help-me-archive-a-roomful-of-old-Mac-data

# Find the disk mounted by optical media
# You might need to change /dev/disk2 to something else
# Run `df` to see the name of your disk
opticalMedia=`df | grep /dev/disk2 | cut -d '/' -f 5`

# Check if the disk is available
if [ -z "$opticalMedia" ]; then
  echo "No disc inserted."

# Yes, a disk is available
else

  # Double check it's indeed available
  if [ -d "/Volumes/$opticalMedia" ]; then
    # Uncomment these lines if you want to force unique DVD names
    # if [ -d "/Volumes/MyBook 1TB/DVDs/$opticalMedia" ]; then
      # is there a name conflict? fix it.
      # timestamp = `date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M"`
      # targetname="$opticalMedia-$timestamp"
    # else
      #no conflict. yay.
    targetname="$opticalMedia"
    # fi
    # Try to rsync the drive to our destination folder
    if rsync -aEpv "/Volumes/$opticalMedia/" "/Volumes/MyBook 1TB/DVDs/$targetname"; then
      echo "Successfully rsynced the drive."
      osascript -e "display notification \"Successfully imported the drive with no errors.\" with title \"Successfully imported $opticalMedia\" sound name \"Glass\""
      diskutil eject /dev/disk2
    else
      # Whoops! Something went wrong.
      errorMessage=`$?`
      osascript -e "display notification \"$errorMessage\" with title \"Error importing $opticalMedia\" sound name \"Funk\""
      diskutil eject /dev/disk2
      exit 1
    fi
  else
    echo "whoops. nothing there, drive misidentified, or some other bug"
  fi

fi