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backup and restore crontab file #263

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added simple backup of crontab file
AlexanderProd Apr 2, 2020
ea7714d
reinstall crontab
AlexanderProd Apr 2, 2020
cf0583e
use os.path.join instead of format
AlexanderProd Apr 3, 2020
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use os.path.join instead of format;
AlexanderProd Apr 3, 2020
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removed comment
AlexanderProd Apr 3, 2020
c181f5d
removed / from path
AlexanderProd Apr 7, 2020
a46498c
use f string instead of format
AlexanderProd Apr 7, 2020
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removed unexpected character
AlexanderProd Apr 7, 2020
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fixed SyntaxError
AlexanderProd Apr 7, 2020
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fixed SyntaxError
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions shallow_backup/backup.py
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Expand Up @@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ def backup_configs(backup_path, skip=False):
safe_mkdir(parent_dir)
copyfile(path_to_backup, quote(dest))

# backup crontab
command = "crontab -l"
dest = os.path.join(backup_path, "crontab.txt")
run_cmd_write_stdout(command, dest)


def backup_packages(backup_path, skip=False):
"""
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions shallow_backup/reinstall.py
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Expand Up @@ -73,6 +73,14 @@ def reinstall_configs_sb(configs_path):
elif os.path.isfile(path_to_backup):
copyfile(path_to_backup, dest_path)

# reinstall crontab
with open(os.path.join(configs_path, "crontab.txt"), "r") as f:
for x in f:
# the replace sanitizes the crontab line of any present " characters.
sanitized = x.replace('"', '\\"')
cmd = f"(crontab -l ; echo \"{sanitized}\") | sort - | uniq - | crontab -"
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I'm also not convinced this is the best way to do this. This escaping may not work properly in all cases. Make sure to test it with some complex commands that require proper escaping.

Also maybe use shlex.quote()? https://docs.python.org/3.5/library/shlex.html#shlex.quote

run_cmd(cmd)

print_section_header("CONFIG REINSTALLATION COMPLETED", Fore.BLUE)


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