Created help screen usage summary

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Asif Bacchus 2018-10-14 23:05:52 -06:00
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# ignore reference files
nc_sql.details
nc_borg.details
.vscode/settings.json

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lit="\e[93m"
op="\e[39m"
info="\e[96m"
note="\e[35m"
stamp="[`date +%Y-%m-%d` `date +%H:%M:%S`]"
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### scriptHelp -- display usage information for this script
function scriptHelp {
echo "In the future, I will be something helpful!"
echo -e "${bold}${note}\n${scriptName} usage instructions:\n${normal}"
echo -e "${default}This script performs a backup of your NextCloud system"
echo -e "assuming a fairly standard set up such as outlined at"
echo -e "${lit}https://mytechiethoughts.com${default}. Full details about"
echo -e "this script can be found at that site."
echo -e "${bold}\nThe script performs the following tasks:${normal}${default}"
echo -e "1. Puts NextCloud in maintenance mode."
echo -e "2. Optionally copies a 503 error page to your webroot."
echo -e "3. Dumps SQL to a temporary directory."
echo -e "4. Invokes borgbackup to backup your SQL info, NextCloud program"
echo -e "\tand data files along with any other files you specify."
echo -e "5. Removes temp files, the 503 error page and restores"
echo -e "\tNextCloud to operational status."
echo -e "\nThe readme file included in this script's git contains detailed"
echo -e "usage information. The following is a brief summary:\n"
echo -e "${bold}${note}Mandatory parameters:${normal}${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-d, NextCloud data directory${default}"
echo -e "This is the physical location of your NextCloud data."
echo -e "${lit}\n-n, NextCloud webroot${default}"
echo -e "This is the location of the actual NextCloud web files (php & html"
echo -e ",etc.), usually within your NGINX or Apache webroot."
echo -e "${lit}\n-u, NGINX/Apache webuser account${default}"
echo -e "The webuser account NGINX/Apache (and thus, NextCloud) are running"
echo -e "under. Some actions must run as this user due to file ownership"
echo -e "restrictions."
echo -e "${bold}${note}\nOptional parameters:${normal}${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-5, Location of 503 error page file${default}"
echo -e "FULL PATH to the 503 error page HTML file you want copied to your"
echo -e "webroot to inform users the server is down during the backup. If"
echo -e "you don't specify a path/file, the default will be used. If the"
echo -e "default cannot be found, a warning will be logged and the script"
echo -e "will continue."
echo -e "${info}Default: ScriptPath/503.html${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-b, Location of file with borg repo details${default}"
echo -e "FULL PATH to the plain text file containing all information needed"
echo -e "to connect and process your borg repo. Details on the structure of"
echo -e "this file are in the readme and on ${lit}https://mytechiethoughts.com${default}"
echo -e "${info}Default: ScriptPath/nc_borg.details${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-l, Location to save log file${default}"
echo -e "This script writes a detailed log file of all activities. It is"
echo -e "structured in an way easy for log parsers (like Logwatch) to read."
echo -e "${info}Default: ScriptPath/ScriptName.log${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-s, Location of file with mySQL details${default}"
echo -e "FULL PATH to the plain text file containing all information needed"
echo -e "to connect to your mySQL (mariaDB) server and NextCloud database."
echo -e "Details on the structure of this file are in the readme and on ${lit}"
echo -e "https://mytechiethoughts.com${default}"
echo -e "${info}Default: ScriptPath/nc_sql.details${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-v, Verbose output from borgbackup${default}"
echo -e "By default, this script will only log summary data from borg."
echo -e "If you need/want more detailed information, the verbose setting"
echo -e "will list every file processed along with their status. Note: Your"
echo -e "log file can quickly get very very large using this option!"
echo -e "${info}Default: NOT activated (standard logging)${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-w, webserver's webroot directory${default}"
echo -e "This is the location from which your webserver (NGINX, Apache,"
echo -e "etc.) physically stores files to be served. This is NOT the"
echo -e "configuration directory for your webserver! It is the place"
echo -e "where the actual HTML/PHP/CSS/JS/etc. files are stored."
echo -e "NOTE: If you omit this option, then the entire 503 copy process"
echo -e "will be skipped regardless of the presence of a 503.html file."
echo -e "If you don't want to use the 503 feature, omitting this is an easy"
echo -e "way to skip it!"
echo -e "${info}Default: NONE${default}"
echo -e "${lit}\n-?, This help screen${default}\n"
echo -e "${bold}Please refer to the readme file and/or ${lit}https://mytechiethoughts.com${default}"
echo -e "for more information on this script.${normal}\n"
# exit with code 1 -- there is no use logging this
exit 1
}
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fi
if [ -z "${exitError}" ]; then
# exit cleanly
echo -e "\e[1;35m${stamp} -- ${scriptName} completed" \
echo -e "${note}${stamp} -- ${scriptName} completed" \
"--${normal}" >> "$logFile"
exit 0
else
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### Log start of script operations
echo -e "\e[1;35m${stamp}-- Start $scriptName execution ---${normal}" \
echo -e "${note}${stamp}-- Start $scriptName execution ---${normal}" \
>> "$logFile"
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### Exit script
echo -e "${bold}${default}${stamp} ***Normal exit process***${normal}" \
echo -e "${bold}${op}${stamp} ***Normal exit process***${normal}" \
>> "$logFile"
cleanup
echo -e "${bold}${ok}${stamp} -- [SUCCESS] All processes completed" \