#!/usr/bin/python
#Backup.py
#Written by Chroniccommand to stop Wezo from bitching about the size of Duplicity
'''
Documentation: RTFM!
This script simply tars up a directory. Tar means compress, so it will compress all the files into a simple tar file.
To restore, untar the file and mv the files to where they're supposed to go.
Example:
backtar /home/chronic /mnt/external
'''
import sys, os, datetime

def usage():
    print(\"Usage:\n%s </file/to/backup/> </path/to/backup/to>\" % sys.argv[0])
    sys.exit()

if len(sys.argv) != 3:
    usage()

def backup(backfile, path):
    curdate = datetime.datetime.now()
    filename = curdate.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d%H%M\")
    print(\"Backing up. Please wait....\")
    backfilename = \"backup-%s\" % filename
    tar = (\"tar -zcf %s %s\" % (backfilename, path))
    os.system(tar)
    mv = (\"mv %s %s\" % (backfilename, path))
    os.system(mv)
    print(\"Backup complete\")
    sys.exit()
   
backfile = sys.argv[1]
path = sys.argv[2]
backup(backfile, path)

#!/usr/bin/python
#Backup.py
#Written by Chroniccommand to stop Wezo from bitching about the size of Duplicity
'''
Documentation: RTFM!
This script simply tars up a directory. Tar means compress, so it will compress all the files into a simple tar file.
To restore, untar the file and mv the files to where they're supposed to go.
This version is GUI using wxPython
'''
import sys, os, datetime
try:
    import wx
except ImportError:
    print(\"wxPython module not found! This is required\")
    sys.exit()
class frame(wx.Frame):
    def __init__(self, parent, id):
        wx.Frame.__init__(self,parent,id,'BackTar GUI', size=(300, 200))
        panel = wx.Panel(self)
        box = wx.TextEntryDialog(None, \"Path to backup\", \"BackTar GUI\", \"\")
        if box.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
            backfile = box.GetValue()
            print backfile
            box2 = wx.TextEntryDialog(None, \"Path to backup to\", \"BackTar GUI\", \"\")
            if box2.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK:
                path = box2.GetValue()
                print path
            wx.MessageBox('Backing up. Please wait(Press OK to continue)....', 'Info')
            print(\"Message from system: Please wait. Backing up....\")
            self.backup(backfile, path)
    def backup(self, backfile, path):
        global entry
        curdate = datetime.datetime.now()
        filename = curdate.strftime(\"%Y-%m-%d%H%M\")
        print(\"Backing up. Please wait....\")
        backfilename = \"backup-%s\" % filename
        tar = (\"tar -zcf %s %s\" % (backfilename, path))
        os.system(tar)
        mv = (\"mv %s %s\" % (backfilename, path))
        os.system(mv)
        print(\"Backup complete\")
        sys.exit()
app = wx.PySimpleApp()
frame = frame(parent=None, id=-1)
frame.Show()
app.MainLoop()