Update host-backup.sh

- code refactoring
- add comments
- loop the main script execution until "No"

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@
 
 - All LXC instances created using this repository come pre-installed with Midnight Commander, which is a command-line tool (`mc`) that offers a user-friendly file and directory management interface for the terminal environment.
 
+## 2023-09-09
+
+### Changed
+
+- **Proxmox VE Host Backup**
+  - Users are now able to specify both the backup path and the directory in which they wish to work.
+
 ## 2023-09-07
 
 ### Changed

misc/host-backup.sh

@@ -15,47 +15,65 @@ cat <<"EOF"
                                            /_/
 EOF
 }
-header_info
-while true; do
-  read -p "This will backup specific files and directories within the 'etc' directory. Proceed (y/n)?" yn
-  case $yn in
-  [Yy]*) break ;;
-  [Nn]*) exit ;;
-  *) echo "Please answer yes or no." ;;
-  esac
-done
-header_info
 
-BACKUP_PATH="/root/"
-BACKUP_FILE="$(hostname)-host-backup"
-selected_directories=()
+# Function to perform backup
+function perform_backup {
+  local BACKUP_PATH
+  local DIR
+  local DIR_DASH
+  local BACKUP_FILE
+  local selected_directories=()
 
+  # Get backup path from user
+  BACKUP_PATH=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "\nDefaults to /root/\ne.g. /mnt/backups/" 11 68 --title "Directory to backup to:" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || return
+
+  # Default to /root/ if no input
+  BACKUP_PATH="${BACKUP_PATH:-/root/}"
+
+  # Get directory to work in from user
+  DIR=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --inputbox "\nDefaults to /etc/\ne.g. /root/, /var/lib/pve-cluster/ etc." 11 68 --title "Directory to work in:" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || return
+
+  # Default to /etc/ if no input
+  DIR="${DIR:-/etc/}"
+
+  DIR_DASH=$(echo "$DIR" | tr '/' '-')
+  BACKUP_FILE="$(hostname)${DIR_DASH}backup"
+
+  # Build a list of directories for backup
+  local CTID_MENU=()
   while read -r dir; do
-  DIRNAME=$(basename "$dir")
-  OFFSET=2
-  if [[ $((${#DIRNAME} + $OFFSET)) -gt ${MSG_MAX_LENGTH:-} ]]; then
-    MSG_MAX_LENGTH=$((${#DIRNAME} + $OFFSET))
-  fi
-  CTID_MENU+=("$DIRNAME" "$dir " "OFF")
-done < <(ls -d /etc/*)
+    CTID_MENU+=("$(basename "$dir")" "$dir " "OFF")
+  done < <(ls -d "${DIR}"*)
 
+  # Allow the user to select directories
+  local HOST_BACKUP
   while [ -z "${HOST_BACKUP:+x}" ]; do
-  HOST_BACKUP=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "SELECTIONS" --checklist \
-    "\nSelect what files/directories to backup:\n" \
-    16 $(($MSG_MAX_LENGTH + 58)) 6 \
-    "${CTID_MENU[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || exit
+    HOST_BACKUP=$(whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Host Backup" --title "Working in the ${DIR} directory " --checklist \
+      "\nSelect what files/directories to backup:\n" 16 $(((${#DIRNAME} + 2) + 88)) 6 "${CTID_MENU[@]}" 3>&1 1>&2 2>&3) || return
 
-  for selected_dir in ${HOST_BACKUP//\"}; do
-    selected_directories+=("/etc/$selected_dir")
+    for selected_dir in ${HOST_BACKUP//\"/}; do
+      selected_directories+=("${DIR}$selected_dir")
     done
   done
 
-selected_directories_string=$(printf "%s " "${selected_directories[@]}")
+  # Perform the backup
   header_info
-echo -e "This will create backups for the directories \e[1;33m ${selected_directories_string% } \e[0m"
+  echo -e "This will create a backup in\e[1;33m $BACKUP_PATH \e[0mfor these files and directories\e[1;33m ${selected_directories[*]} \e[0m"
   read -p "Press ENTER to continue..."
   header_info
-tar -czf $BACKUP_PATH$BACKUP_FILE-$(date +%Y_%m_%d).tar.gz --absolute-names ${selected_directories_string% }
-
+  echo "Working..."
+  tar -czf "$BACKUP_PATH$BACKUP_FILE-$(date +%Y_%m_%d).tar.gz" --absolute-names "${selected_directories[@]}"
+  header_info
   echo -e "\nFinished"
   echo -e "\e[1;33m \nA backup is rendered ineffective when it remains stored on the host.\n \e[0m"
+  sleep 2
+}
+
+# Main script execution loop
+while true; do
+  if (whiptail --backtitle "Proxmox VE Helper Scripts" --title "Proxmox VE Host Backup" --yesno "This will create backups for particular files and directories located within a designated directory. Proceed?" 10 88); then
+    perform_backup
+  else
+    break
+  fi
+done