#!/usr/bin/perl

#  backup.pl -- backup files listed in `backlist.txt'.

#Uses tar -c $addargs -f $filename @files

#File Format:
#$basedir
#$addargs
#$file
#$files[0]
#$files[1]
#$files[N]

# Dosen't check if the files are present but just spits out 
# an error message.

$debug = 0;        #When $debug = 1 then it print debuging info

open BACK_LIST, "< backlist.txt" or
  die "Couldn't open file that lists the items to backup: backlist.txt
+";

#Test the basedir
$basedir = <BACK_LIST>;
chomp $basedir;
if ($debug == 1) {
  print "BaseDIR: $basedir\n";
}

unless (-d $basedir) {
  die "The first line of backlist.txt must be directory."
}

#Get date and create todays dir
@time_date = localtime();                #$day_of_year = time_date(7)

if ($debug == 1) {
  print "$basedir/$time_date[7]\n";
}

mkdir "$basedir/$time_date[7]", 0740 or
  die "Cannot make dir: $basedir/$time_date[7]\n";
}

$addargs = <BACK_LIST>;
chomp $addargs;

$filename = <BACK_LIST>;
chomp $filename;

@files = <BACK_LIST>;
chomp @files;

if ($debug == 1) {
  print "@files\n";
  print "tar -c $addargs -f $basedir/$time_date[7]/$filename @files\n"
+;
}

system("tar -c $addargs -f $basedir/$time_date[7]/$filename @files");

#>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Close the file<<<<<<<<<<<<<
close BACK_LIST;

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