Some changes to improve backup script functionality #12
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- created script timestamp.sh to timestamp output in log file - created script uncolor.sh to remove color codes in output - added root user check - added export PATH for cron - corrected samba service name - added function for truncating unallocated space - replaced logging by cron - removed unnecessary sudo commands - added ".img.gz" file extension to find command to remove in case of error - some minor changes
- truncate command replaced with dd command's count parameter
- accepts command line arguments: -s|--subdir; -c|--compress; -t|--truncate; -m|--mountpoint; -p|--postprocess; -r|--retperiod; -g|--gui - added GUI using dialog - created dynamic backup command builder function - fixed checking of installed packages, where missing dialog package wasn't handled - minor changes
- added dialogs to enter mount point, backup directory and retention period - added postprocess option to options dialog - added option to disable retention period feature, when it's value is -1 - minor fixes and improvements
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