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-rwxr-xr-xlifeboat17
-rw-r--r--lifeboat.112
2 files changed, 28 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lifeboat b/lifeboat
index e84c916..b8724fc 100755
--- a/lifeboat
+++ b/lifeboat
@@ -18,6 +18,22 @@ usage() {
exit 1
}
+report_backup() {
+ cd "$LIFEBOAT_ROOT/$repo"
+
+ test -r config/recipient || errx "Could not read recipient from config/recipient"
+ read -r recipient < config/recipient
+ test -n "$recipient" || errx "No recipient given in config/recipient"
+
+ cat <<-EOF | sendmail "$recipient"
+ From: Lifeboat <lifeboat@$(hostname -f)>
+ Subject: lifeboat: backup for $(hostname) on $(date)
+ X-Report: lifeboat
+
+ $(run_backup 2>&1)
+ EOF
+}
+
run_backup() {
cd "$LIFEBOAT_ROOT/$repo"
@@ -75,5 +91,6 @@ export RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE=$LIFEBOAT_ROOT/$repo/credentials/restic
case "$1" in
run) run_backup;;
+ run-report) report_backup;;
*) restic "$@";;
esac
diff --git a/lifeboat.1 b/lifeboat.1
index 1cbf61c..5d76ea1 100644
--- a/lifeboat.1
+++ b/lifeboat.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.Dd January 17, 2020
+.Dd April 30, 2021
.Dt LIFEBOAT 1
.Os
.Sh NAME
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ or as follows:
.Bl -tag -width Ds
.It Sy run
Create a snapshot for the specified repository.
+.It Sy run-report
+Like
+.Sy run ,
+but send any program output to the mail address specified in
+.Pa config/recipient .
.El
.Sh DIRECTORY STRUCTURE
.Nm
@@ -78,6 +83,11 @@ if the combined size of the repository is below 10G:
.Bd -literal -offset indent
nas:backups/ 10485760
.Ed
+.It Sy config/recipient
+A file containing the mail address of the recipient for backup reports.
+Only needed for the
+.Sy run-report
+command.
.It Sy credentials/restic
A file containing the password for the
.Xr restic 1