snapshot.sh

#!/bin/sh

# A shell script to create snapshots (copies) of the 
# working directory as it changes over time.
#
# Note: Any files that contain the word "snapshot" 
# will not be included in snapshots.
#
# Curran Kelleher 2/25/2013
# Updated 3/2/2014, added README.md feature.

# Create the snapshots directory if it does not exist
if [ ! -d "snapshots" ]
then
  mkdir snapshots
fi

# If previos snapshots exist,
if [ -d "snapshots/snapshot01" ]
then
  # then use them to derive the next snapshot number:
  
  # Get the snapshot name with the highest number
  PREV_SNAP_NAME=`ls snapshots | grep snapshot | tail -n 1`
  
  # Extract the number substring using sed
  PREV_SNAP_NUMBER=`echo $PREV_SNAP_NAME | sed -e 's/snapshot//g'`
  
  # Parse and increment the number
  NEXT_SNAP_NUMBER=`echo $PREV_SNAP_NUMBER | awk '{print $1 + 1}'`
  
  # Format the number with a leading zero if needed
  NEXT_SNAP_NUMBER=`printf "%02d" $NEXT_SNAP_NUMBER`
  
  # Construct the next snapshot directory name
  NEXT_SNAP_NAME="snapshot"$NEXT_SNAP_NUMBER
else
  # otherwise create the first snapshot directory.
  NEXT_SNAP_NAME="snapshot01"
fi

# Make the next snapshot directory
mkdir snapshots/$NEXT_SNAP_NAME

# For each file that is not a snapshot directory 
# or this snapshot script,
for f in `ls | grep -v snapshot`
do
  # copy it into the next snapshot directory.
  cp -r $f snapshots/$NEXT_SNAP_NAME
done

# Add the README.md file if there was an argument.
if [ ! -z "$1" ]
  then
    echo $1 > snapshots/$NEXT_SNAP_NAME/message.txt
    echo $1 > snapshots/$NEXT_SNAP_NAME/README.md
    vim snapshots/$NEXT_SNAP_NAME/README.md
fi

# Recompile the README if possible
if [ -f "../compileReadme.js" ]
  then
    cd ../
    node compileReadme.js
fi

# Push to GitHub in the background
{
git add ./
git commit -m "added $NEXT_SNAP_NAME" -a
git push &
} > /dev/null 2>&1

echo ""
echo "Created "$NEXT_SNAP_NAME" and uploaded to GitHub:"
echo "http://github.com/curran/screencasts/tree/gh-pages/"${PWD##*/}
echo ""

#echo "Created "$NEXT_SNAP_NAME