stupid simple backup script

gistfile1.rbx

#!/usr/bin/env ruby

# Stupid simple rsync backup script
# The first arg is an optional bandwidth limit, and the second is an optional --v (verbose) flag

def run_cmd_with_live_stdout(cmd)
  $stdout.sync = true
  STDOUT.sync = true
  IO.popen(cmd) do |is|
    until is.eof?
      char = is.getc
      putc char
    end
  end
end

bw_limit = ARGV[0] || 80
verbose = ARGV[1] && (ARGV[1] == "--v")
destination = "host.com:path"

dirs_to_backup = %w[
/Users/foo/Library/ 
~/Pictures/
~/Music/]
          
puts "Beginning backup - maximum bandwith of #{bw_limit}"
puts "On backup list: \n#{dirs_to_backup.join("\n")}"

dirs_to_backup.each do |dir|
  puts "Backing up #{dir}..."
  cmd = "/usr/bin/rsync #{"--verbose" if verbose} --progress --bwlimit=#{bw_limit} --stats -avz --exclude=.DS_Store #{dir} #{destination}"
  run_cmd_with_live_stdout(cmd)
end