move config out and make retry if fail

backup.sh

@@ -1,35 +1,52 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-if [ `whoami` != 'root' ] ; then
+
+# Source the configuration file
+. config.sh  # Adjust the path as necessary
+
+# Check if the script is run as root
+if [ "$(whoami)" != 'root' ]; then
   echo "Permission Denied"
   exit
-fi 
+fi
 
-src=/
+# Prepare the log file and start tailing it
-dst=/media/tom/d533e3a2-c332-40e6-82a9-9a22f2dded45/Backup
+touch "$dst/next.log"
-args=(
+tail -n0 --pid="$$" -f "$dst/next.log" &
-	--exclude /sys
-	--exclude /proc
-	--exclude /dev
-	--exclude /media
-	--exclude /mnt
-	--exclude /var/cache/apt/archives
-	--exclude '/home/*/.cache'
-	--exclude '/home/*/.local/share/Trash/'
-	--exclude '/home/*/Downloads'
-	--exclude /storage
-)
 
-# do a backup
+# Loop until rsync is successful or the user decides to abort
-touch $dst/next.log
+while :; do
-tail -n0 --pid="$$" -f $dst/next.log &
+  if rsync "${args[@]}" -av --link-dest="$dst/current" "$src/" "$dst/next" 2>&1 >> "$dst/next.log"; then
-rsync "${args[@]}" -av --link-dest=$dst/current $src/ $dst/next 2>&1 >> $dst/next.log || exit
+    echo "Backup successful."
-
+    break
-# success, clean up
+  else
-date=`date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S"`
+    echo "Backup failed."
-mv $dst/next $dst/$date
+    # Ask the user for the next step
-mv $dst/next.log $dst/$date.log
+    echo "Do you want to retry, abort, or continue? [r/a/c]"
-unlink $dst/current
+    read -r response
-unlink $dst/current.log
+    case $response in
-ln -s $dst/$date $dst/current
+      r|R)
-ln -s $dst/$date.log $dst/current.log
+        echo "Retrying..."
+        ;;
+      a|A)
+        echo "Aborting."
+        exit 1
+        ;;
+      c|C)
+        echo "Continuing..."
+        break
+        ;;
+      *)
+        echo "Invalid response. Please answer r, a, or c."
+        ;;
+    esac
+  fi
+done
 
+# Success, clean up
+date=$(date "+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S")
+mv "$dst/next" "$dst/$date"
+mv "$dst/next.log" "$dst/$date.log"
+unlink "$dst/current"
+unlink "$dst/current.log"
+ln -s "$dst/$date" "$dst/current"
+ln -s "$dst/$date.log" "$dst/current.log"

config.sh.dist

@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# Source and destination directories
+src="/source/"
+dst="/backups/"
+
+# Rsync arguments
+args=(
+  --exclude /sys
+  --exclude /proc
+  --exclude /dev
+  --exclude /media
+  --exclude /mnt
+  --exclude /var/cache/apt/archives
+  --exclude '/home/*/.cache'
+  --exclude '/home/*/.local/share/Trash/'
+  --exclude '/home/*/Downloads'
+  --exclude /storage
+)