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backup and restore crontab file #263

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added simple backup of crontab file
AlexanderProd Apr 2, 2020
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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;
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removed / from path
AlexanderProd Apr 7, 2020
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use f string instead of format
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removed unexpected character
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fixed SyntaxError
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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"
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dest = os.path.join(backup_path, "crontab.txt")
run_cmd_write_stdout(command, dest)
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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:
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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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