Merge branch 'release-2.140.115'

[feisty_meow.git] / scripts / archival / compare_backup_drive.sh

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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# compares the soapbox with the real archive to see if any older stuff might be
+# left behind.  if it's got a less than in front, then it's only on the soapbox drive
+# now rather than the pc's hard drive.
+
+source "$FEISTY_MEOW_SCRIPTS/core/launch_feisty_meow.sh"
+
+function compare_archives_with_target()
+{
+  local target="$1"; shift
+
+echo compare arch with target: $target
+
+  for currdir in $MAJOR_ARCHIVE_SOURCES; do
+    sep
+    echo "comparing '$currdir' with target '$target', where 'less thans' are on the target..."
+echo would do--    compare_dirs "$target/$(basename $currdir)" "$currdir"
+  done
+}
+
+# decide which drive to compare.
+targets="$1"
+if [ -z "$targets" ]; then
+  targets=($($(which ls) -1 /media/$USER/*))
+  if [ ${#targets[@]} -gt 1 ]; then
+    echo "
+Please provide a media drive name on the command line, because more than
+one possibility exists.
+"
+    exit 1
+  fi
+fi
+
+echo "comparing the media drive '${targets[0]}' against local archives."
+
+compare_archives_with_target "/media/$USER/${targets[0]}"
+
+sep
+