| 1 | #!/bin/bash |
| 2 | |
| 3 | # Desc: Checks that a valid tar archive exists, creates one otherwise |
| 4 | |
| 5 | |
| 6 | yell() { echo "$0: $*" >&2; } #o Yell, Die, Try Three-Fingered Claw technique |
| 7 | die() { yell "$*"; exit 111; } #o Ref/Attrib: https://stackoverflow.com/a/25515370 |
| 8 | try() { "$@" || die "cannot $*"; } #o |
| 9 | |
| 10 | #===BEGIN Declare local script functions=== |
| 11 | checkMakeTar() { |
| 12 | # Desc: Checks that a valid tar archive exists, creates one otherwise |
| 13 | # Usage: checkMakeTar [ path ] |
| 14 | # Input: arg1: path of tar archive |
| 15 | # Output: exit code 0 (even if tar had to be created) |
| 16 | # Depends: try, tar, date |
| 17 | local PATH_TAR="$1" |
| 18 | |
| 19 | # Check if file is a valid tar archive |
| 20 | if tar --list --file="$PATH_TAR" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then |
| 21 | ## T1: return success |
| 22 | return 0; |
| 23 | else |
| 24 | ## F1: Check if file exists |
| 25 | if [[ -f "$PATH_TAR" ]]; then |
| 26 | ### T: Rename file |
| 27 | try mv "$PATH_TAR" "$PATH_TAR""--broken--""$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S)"; |
| 28 | else |
| 29 | ### F: - |
| 30 | : |
| 31 | fi |
| 32 | ## F2: Create tar archive, return 0 |
| 33 | try tar --create --file="$PATH_TAR" --files-from=/dev/null; |
| 34 | return 0; |
| 35 | fi |
| 36 | } # checks if arg1 is tar; creates one otherwise |
| 37 | #===END Declare local script functions=== |
| 38 | |
| 39 | #====BEGIN sample code==== |
| 40 | myFile="/tmp/$(date +%s)..tar" |
| 41 | yell "$myFile doesn't yet exist." |
| 42 | if checkMakeTar "$myFile"; then |
| 43 | yell "checkMakeTar() function run and exited:$?"; |
| 44 | else |
| 45 | yell "checkMakeTar() function run and exited:$?"; |
| 46 | fi |
| 47 | |
| 48 | if [[ -f "$myFile" ]]; then |
| 49 | yell "Now exists :$myFile"; |
| 50 | ls -l "$myFile"; |
| 51 | else |
| 52 | yell "Does not exist:$myFile"; |
| 53 | ls -l "$myFile"; |
| 54 | fi |
| 55 | #====END sample code==== |