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=head1 NAME
File autobackup utility
=head1 SYNOPSIS
autobackup -d:
The d flag backs up files to/from the locations hardcoded into
the script. Only use this if you have edited in your own locations.
autobackup -h:
The h flag displays usage information. Use it for instructions.
autobackup -p FILEPATH:
The p flag should be used if you have not set up the script to work with the d flag.
When calling the script with the p flag, you should specifiy the filepath of the files you want
to be copied as an argument: "autobackup -p C:\myfiles". You will then be asked for a target
location for the files in the directory that you specified when you called the program.
I'M ASSUMING WE ALL KNOW HOW TO ENTER PROPPER FILEPATHS...
=head1 DESCRIPTION
In a nutshell, this script copies files from one location to another.
I wrote this script to transfer files from my computer to an external drive easily more easily.
=head1 DEPENDENCIES
This script requires the File::Copy::Recursive module.
=head1 AUTHOR
Matthew Young (mabufo@gmail.com) [www.theangrywalrus.com/blog]
=cut
#!usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use File::Copy::Recursive qw(dircopy);
use Getopt::Std;
use Pod::Usage;
#--------file copy vars (uncomment if you want)
#local $File::Copy::Recursive::SkipFlop = 1; #keeps the script going if somethign fails
#$File::Copy::Recursive::MaxDepth #you can set this to change the maximum depth of the copy.
#I get to play with hashes a bit...
#grabs our argv values and stores them in a hash (key is the flag, value is the actual argument)
my %options=();
getopts('dp:h', \%options);
pod2usage(2) if (keys %options != 1);
if ($options{d}){
#if 'default' flag:
#paths can be changed by editing what's in qw() - on the left is location of files,
#on the right is where you want to put them.
my ($original, $targetlocation) = qw/C:\test C:\test1/;
my ($numberoffiles, $numberofdirs, $depth) = dircopy($original, $targetlocation) or die $!;
print "$numberoffiles files copied, across $numberofdirs directories, at a level of depth of $depth.";
}
if ($options{p}){
#if 'path' flag:
my $original = $options{p};
print "Target directory: ";
my $targetlocation = <STDIN>;
chomp $targetlocation;
my ($numberoffiles, $numberofdirs, $depth) = dircopy($original, $targetlocation) or die $!;
print "$numberoffiles files copied, across $numberofdirs directories, at a level of depth of $depth.";
}
if ($options{h}){
pod2usage(2); #YES!
}
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Once again I apologize for the formatting - it looks a lot better inside of eclipse :). This is my first actual script - so if you guys see any glaring errors or bad practices - point them out!
EDIT: Now with Pod::Usage!!
<p>I wrote this utility to assist me in backing up files from my hard drive to an external drive. This is my first perl script! </p>
<p>I tested this on the latest activeperl installation on windows vista. This script requires File::Copy::Recursive.</p>
<p>If anyone has suggestions on how to improve this script either by code improvements, or feature additions post your ideas here! I would appreciate it. Sorry about the formatting.</p>
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Matthew Young
mabufo@gmail.com