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+#!/bin/bash
+echo -e "\nBAP Backup utility \n"
+# Where to backup
+BACKUP_PATH="/tmp"
+MOUNT_POINT="/media/usb"
+
+# What to backup. remember the \ for new line continuation last line has none
+backup_files="${HOME}/pi-build \
+${HOME}/.config \
+${HOME}/.fl* \
+${HOME}/.xastir \
+${HOME}/.tqsl \
+${HOME}/.wine/drive_c/VARA/VARA.ini \
+${HOME}/Desktop \
+${HOME}/qsstv \
+${HOME}/patmenu2/config \
+${HOME}/.local/share/WSJT-X \
+${HOME}/.local/share/JS8Call \
+${HOME}/.local/share/pat \
+${HOME}/.conkyrc \
+${HOME}/*.*"
+
+# archive filename
+day=$(date +%A)
+hostname=$(hostname -s)
+archive_file="BAP-Backup-$hostname-$day.tgz"
+
+#make some extra backup notes abnout the repo we have currently
+echo -e "\n\nBAP Backup Log for $($BACKUP_PATH/$archive_file)"  >> ${HOME}/BAP-backup-log.txt
+echo -e "$(git show --pretty=medium | head -7)\n" >> ${HOME}/BAP-backup-log.txt
+echo -e "$(git branch)\n" >> ${HOME}/BAP-backup-log.txt
+
+# Print start status message.
+echo -e "\nBacking up $backup_files to $BACKUP_PATH/$archive_file \n\n"
+date
+
+# Backup the files using tar.
+tar czf $BACKUP_PATH/$archive_file $backup_files
+
+echo -e "\nBackup finished\n"
+# Long listing of files in $BACKUP_PATH to check file sizes.
+ls -lh $BACKUP_PATH/$archive_file
+
+#handle archive or off pi copy
+
+#check if mount point exists
+if [ ! -d “MOUNT_POINT” ] ; then 
+	echo -e "\nUSB not found cant copy file off SD-CARD"
+    echo -e "\nOptional edit backup-bap script to scp off"
+    exit 1
+    #scp $BACKUP_PATH/$archive_file username@to_host:/remote/directory/
+else
+    echo -e "\nUSB found"
+    cp $BACKUP_PATH/$archive_file $MOUNT_POINT
+    
+fi
+
+exit 0
+