From de9b172a660275be173efc04c35ace4b0e58dcb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Wood <peter@peterwood.dev>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2025 17:34:21 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] added calibre backup script

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 backup-calibre.sh | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
 create mode 100755 backup-calibre.sh

diff --git a/backup-calibre.sh b/backup-calibre.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..97c7c30
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+++ b/backup-calibre.sh
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+
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Calibre Library Backup Script
+# This script backs up the Calibre Library to a network share
+
+# Configuration
+SOURCE_DIR="/home/acedanger/Calibre Library/"
+DEST_DIR="/mnt/share/media/books/"
+LOG_FILE="/var/log/calibre-backup.log"
+
+# Function to log messages with timestamp
+log_message() {
+    echo "$(date '+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S') - $1" | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"
+}
+
+# Check if source directory exists
+if [ ! -d "$SOURCE_DIR" ]; then
+    log_message "ERROR: Source directory does not exist: $SOURCE_DIR"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Check if destination directory is accessible
+if [ ! -d "$DEST_DIR" ]; then
+    log_message "ERROR: Destination directory not accessible: $DEST_DIR"
+    log_message "Make sure the network share is mounted"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start backup
+log_message "Starting Calibre Library backup..."
+log_message "Source: $SOURCE_DIR"
+log_message "Destination: $DEST_DIR"
+
+# Perform the backup using rsync
+if rsync -rtvp --delete --exclude="*.tmp" "$SOURCE_DIR" "$DEST_DIR" 2>&1 | tee -a "$LOG_FILE"; then
+    log_message "Backup completed successfully"
+    exit 0
+else
+    log_message "ERROR: Backup failed with exit code $?"
+    exit 1
+fi
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