tarit

#!/bin/bash

# a 'tar' wrapper that picks up directory name from the cli / stdin
# and archive them to the current dir in a way dirname.date.tar.gz
# if no arguments are given, archives the current dir
#
# Usage: tarit [dirname1 [dirname2 [dirname3 ...]]]
# or     command | tarit

# Copyright (C) 2018 ivan.tervanto /at/ aalto.fi

# Released under the GNU General Public License


# by default no directories to archive. i.e. current
args=''

# checking for STDIN, if any, assigning STDIN to $args
[[ -p /dev/stdin ]] && args=$(</dev/stdin)

# if arguments are given, appending the $args with $@
(($#)) && args+=" $@"

# no arguments, no stdin, then it is a current dir
[[ -z "$args" ]] && args="$(pwd)"

# by now we should have a directory list in $args to archive
for d in $args; do
  # checking that directory exists, if so, archive it
  if [[ -d "$d" ]]; then
    echo Archiving $d ...
    tar caf ${d##*/}.$(date +%Y-%m-%d).tar.gz "$d"
  else
    echo "   $d does not exist, skipping."
  fi
done