Re: Backing up suggestions?

David Bolt wrote:
On Sun, 20 Aug 2006, houghi <houghi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:-

David Bolt wrote:
There is quite a bit of self-discipline required for this back-up regime
because it means that as soon as I have copied the pictures from the
memory card, I have to ensure I have updated all my back-ups before I
can wipe the card and put it back in the camera.

This is where scripts get ito place very nicely.
Write a script called 'photobackup' that does all this for you. Using
zenity or kdialog, you can let the backup do its work and pop-up if you
need to interact, like connect the other PC, put the second or first dvd
in and so on.

I already have a few scripts that do a lot of the work for me. The part
that imposes the self-discipline is the bit between copying the pictures
from the memory card and making the backups. It's this point where I go
through checking each individual picture and renaming them to something
more recognisable than just the default img_1234.jpg[0].

After all the pictures have been renamed, I use another script that
first checks the USB drive is present before starting the copying
process[1]. It is only after this process is completed without errors
does the script delete the images on the memory card.

I once studied briefly (looked too complex for me to do though)
kind of "autorunning" USB drives.

When a USB device is plugged in the hotplug daemon will call a
script by the same name somewhere, I can't remember where
(etc/hotplug?)

Your own lines can be added to this script. You could play sounds
or sync files or whatever.

I'll try to find something about that stuff here :)

<Snippety>

Instead of kdialog, you can use zenity. Instead of cp, you can use rsync
and instead of taking my example, you can write something usefull. ;-)

For this job, I'd prefer not to use the GUI. Checking and sorting
pictures does require use of a GUI but, for the actual renaming and
archiving, I use a text console because it feels quicker.

Anyway, my present routine follows a nice sequence:

1, insert memory card into card reader;
2, plug in USB drive;
3, use script to copy files for temporary location ready for sorting;

The autorun thing goes here.

Vahis

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