Cron-Auto-Push

A script to automate pushing to Github

Installation:

• Automated:

  1. Run the following command: - `bash setup.sh -o` OR - `./setup.sh` if permissions are set correclty 2. Fill out the information that the script will prompt you for. - Here is a screenshot of the information that I would fill out for this repository: -  3. The cronjob will now automatically be created for you. ~~In the future, the setup script will input a crontab for you. The workaround for now is to follow steps 3 and 4 in the ***Manual*** section~~

• Manual:

  * Follow these steps to install the script: 1. Edit lines 3 to 6 in auto-push.sh to the update the relevant variables 2. Make your script executable by typing the following command: - `chmod a+x auto-push.sh` 3. Fire up a bash shall and type the following command: - `crontab -e` 4. Input the following line of code to set-up a cron job that runs every minute: - `* * * * * ~/path/to/file/auto-push.sh` - NOTE: Because the script limits the user to auto-committing once a day and cron jobs do not run when the user's computer is off or asleep, setting up a cron job that runs every minute will only auto-commit once per day but will still check every minute.

Usage:

• To manually run the script, input the following line of code in your bash shell:
  • bash auto-push.sh -o OR
  • ./auto-push.sh -o if permissions are set correclty
• Otherwise, if the script is installed correctly, it will be run periodically through a cronjob

• Possible Use Cases:

  - Although git and Github really should not be used as backup software, one could potentially use this script to periodically back up a directory on their local Unix based system to the Github server