scripts/backup/backup-add-script

#!/bin/bash
# mybackupadd - Add file to ~/.mybackup file, then backup and email all
# file as tar.gz to your email a/c.
#
# Usage   : ./mybackupadd ~/public_html/
#
# Copyright (C) 2004 nixCraft project
# Email   : http://cyberciti.biz/fb/
# Date    : Aug-2004
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------
# This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)
# Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.
# -------------------------------------------------------------------------

FILE=~/.mybackup
MYH=~
CWD=`pwd`
SRC=$1

if [ "$SRC" == "" ]; then
  echo "Must supply dir or file name"
  exit 1
fi  
# if list $FILE does not exist
[ ! -f $FILE ] && touch $FILE || :

# make sure that file or dir exists to backup
if [ ! -f $SRC ]; then
   if [ ! -d $SRC ]; then
      echo "$SRC does not exists"
      exit 2
   fi
fi
# make sure we don't do add duplicate stuff
cat $FILE | grep -w $SRC > /dev/null
if [ "$?" == "0" ]; then
   echo "$SRC exists in $FILE"
   exit 3
fi 
# okay now add that to backup list
echo "$SRC" >> $FILE
echo "$SRC added to $FILE"