CODEWITHSUNDEEP
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user1028145
user1028145

Reputation: 95

Linux Shell Script - Back up / Restore

Hi Community of Stackoverflow,

I am facing a problem here with my shell script that I am designing... 

#!/bin/sh
while :
do
clear
echo "-----------------------------
-----------"
echo "***************Main Menu****************"
echo "----------------------------------------"
echo "1. Backup Word Document"
echo "2. Backup Spreadsheet"
echo "3. Backup Picture"
echo "4. Restore Word Documents"
echo "5. Restore Spreadsheet"
echo "6. Restore Picture"
echo "7. EXIT"

echo "----------------------------------------"
pause
echo -n "Enter your menu choice [1-7]:"
read yourch
case $yourch in
1) echo ; tar -cvf /Files/*.doc /WP/ ; read ;;

1) echo "Today is";  date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M 2>&1 ; echo "Press a key..." ; read ;;

2) echo ; tar -cvf /Files/*.xls /EXCEL/ ; read ;;

2) echo "Today is";  date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M 2>&1 ; echo "Press a key..." ; read ;;

3) echo ; tar -cvf /Files/*.jpg /PICS/ ; read ;;

3) echo "Today is";  date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M 2>&1 ; echo "Press a key..." ; read ;;

4) echo ; tar xvzf /WP/*.doc ; read ;;
5) echo ; tar xvzf /EXCEL/*.xls ; read ;;
6) echo ; tar xvzf /PICS/*.jpg ; read ;;
7) exit 0 ;;

*) echo "Please press a number between 1 to 7";

A error displays 'cript: line 21: syntax error near unexpected token 'in 'cript: line 21: 'case $yourch

Does anyone know how to by pass this error? Basically what im trying to do is be able to back up a set of files with the file name ".doc" and place them in a backup folder. I can then restore the files from this folder to another folder.

Kind Regards,

Ben

Upvotes: 1

Views: 1155

Answers (1)

Kiran
Kiran

Reputation: 8528

I think you are missing esac and done statement.

Ok. Use this one :

#!/bin/sh
while :
do
  clear
  echo "-----------------------------
  -----------"
  echo "***************Main Menu****************"
  echo "----------------------------------------"
  echo "1. Backup Word Document"
  echo "2. Backup Spreadsheet"
  echo "3. Backup Picture"
  echo "4. Restore Word Documents"
  echo "5. Restore Spreadsheet"
  echo "6. Restore Picture"
  echo "7. EXIT"

  echo "----------------------------------------"

  echo -n "Enter your menu choice [1-7]:"
  read yourch
  case $yourch in
      1) echo ; 
     tar -cvf /Files/*.doc /WP/ ; read ;
     echo "Today is";  date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M 2>&1 ; echo "Press a key..." ; read ;;

      2)  echo ; tar -cvf /Files/*.xls /EXCEL/ ; read ;
      echo "Today is";  date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M 2>&1 ; echo "Press a key..." ; read ;;

      3) echo ; tar -cvf /Files/*.jpg /PICS/ ; read ;
     echo "Today is";  date +%Y%m%d-%H:%M 2>&1 ; echo "Press a key..." ; read ;;

      4) echo ; tar xvzf /WP/*.doc ; read ;;
      5) echo ; tar xvzf /EXCEL/*.xls ; read ;;
      6) echo ; tar xvzf /PICS/*.jpg ; read ;;
      7) exit 0 ;;

  *) echo "Please press a number between 1 to 7";;

  esac
done

Upvotes: 1

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