[SCRIPT] Save Porteus changes made in definied time period

[fanthom]

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#!/bin/bash

clear
#variables
changes=/mnt/live/memory/changes
tmp=/tmp/work$$
path=/root/changes$$

echo "enter time interval or press enter for keeping default value (3 minutes):"
read int
if [ ! $int = "" ]; then
time=$int
else
time=3
fi

#creating tmp dir
mkdir $tmp

#locating and copying newly created/modified files
file=`find $changes -mmin -$time`

for x in $file; do
cp -P --parents $x $tmp 2> /dev/null
done

#we dont want to store /root and /tmp folders (you can add or remove paths which will be excluded from saving)
rm -r $tmp/$changes/root /$tmp/$changes/tmp

#moving all stuff to final destination
mv $tmp/$changes $path

echo "all files created/modified in last $time minutes were copied to $path folder"

save it as '/usr/bin/changes-saver' or whatever, and make executable: 'chmod +x /usr/bin/changes-saver'
if you want to remove some dirs other than /root and /tmp - add them to proper place in the script. EXAMPLE:

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rm -r $tmp/$changes/root /$tmp/$changes/tmp /$tmp/$changes/opt

so in next run /opt folder wont be copied to the final destination.

Regards,
fanthom

[brokenman]

Be sure to grab this script. It is probably the most useful script i have seen for assemblers/developers !!

As usual ... excellent job fanthom.

[wread]

Fine bussines, fanthom, I was breaking my head trying to find the way to avoid the snow-ball effect that implies creating one module over the others already installed!

Thank you very much!!!