bufferTTL_STR="$(timeDuration $BUFFER_TTL)";
# Init temp working dir
- try mkdir "$DIR_TMP" && vbm "DEBUG:Working dir creatd at:$DIR_TMP"
+ try mkdir "$DIR_TMP" && vbm "DEBUG:Working dir creatd at:$DIR_TMP";
# Initialize 'tar' archive
## Define output tar path (note: each day gets *one* tar file (Ex: "20200731..hostname_location.[.gpx.gz].tar"))
- PATHOUT_TAR="$DIR_OUT"/"$(dateShort)".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location""$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX".tar
+ PATHOUT_TAR="$DIR_OUT"/"$(dateShort)".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location""$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX".tar ;
## Write bkgpslog version to DIR_TMP/VERSION
- echo "$0"" Version:""$SCRIPT_VERSION" >> "$DIR_TMP/VERSION" && vbm "DEBUG:VERSION created."
- ## Create empty tar archive at PATHOUT_TAR
- try tar --create --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" --files-from=/dev/null && vbm "DEBUG:""$PATHOUT_TAR"" created."
+ echo "$0"" Version:""$SCRIPT_VERSION" >> "$DIR_TMP/VERSION" && vbm "DEBUG:VERSION created.";
+ ## Check if PATHOUT_TAR already exists.
+ if [[ -f "$PATHOUT_TAR" ]]; then
+ ### Check if preexisting tar is appendable.
+ PATHOUT_APPENDTEST="$DIR_TMP"/"$(dateTimeShort)..append_test.txt";
+ echo "$(dateTimeShort)" >> "$PATHOUT_APPENDTEST" && vbm "DEBUG:""$PATHOUT_APPENDTEST"" created."
+ if ! tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "$(basename "$PATHOUT_APPENDTEST")"; then
+ ### If not appendable, label tar broken, move tar, proceed.
+ mv "$PATHOUT_TAR" "${PATHOUT_TAR%.*}""-broken$(dateTimeShort)".tar;
+ fi
+ else
+ ### If (no preexisting|appendable) tar found, create empty tar archive at PATHOUT_TAR
+ try tar --create --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" --files-from=/dev/null && vbm "DEBUG:""$PATHOUT_TAR"" created.";
+ fi
## Append VERSION file to PATHOUT_TAR
- try tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "VERSION" && vbm "DEBUG:VERSION added to $PATHOUT_TAR"
+ try tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "VERSION" && vbm "DEBUG:VERSION added to $PATHOUT_TAR";
# Record gps data until script lifespan ends
declare debugCounter; debugCounter="0"; # set debug counter
timeStart=$(dateTimeShort); # Note start time
while [[ "$SECONDS" -lt "$scriptTTL" ]]; do
# Determine file paths (time is start of buffer period)
- FILEOUT_BASENAME="$timeStart""--""$bufferTTL_STR""..""$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location" ; # ISO-8601 YYYYmmddTHHMMSS+zzP[$bufferTTL]S
+ FILEOUT_BASENAME="$timeStart""--""$bufferTTL_STR""..""$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location" && vbm "Set FILEOUT_BASENAME to:$FILEOUT_BASENAME";
## Files saved to DIR_TMP
- PATHOUT_NMEA="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_BASENAME".nmea"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" ;
- PATHOUT_GPX="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_BASENAME".gpx"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" ;
- PATHOUT_KML="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_BASENAME".kml"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" ;
+ PATHOUT_NMEA="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_BASENAME".nmea"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "Set PATHOUT_NMEA to:$PATHOUT_NMEA";
+ PATHOUT_GPX="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_BASENAME".gpx"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "Set PATHOUT_GPX to:$PATHOUT_GPX";
+ PATHOUT_KML="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_BASENAME".kml"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "Set PATHOUT_KML to:$PATHOUT_KML";
## Files saved to disk (DIR_OUT)
### one file per day (Ex: "20200731..hostname_location.[.gpx.gz].tar")
- PATHOUT_TAR="$DIR_OUT"/"$(dateShort)".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location""$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX".tar
+ PATHOUT_TAR="$DIR_OUT"/"$(dateShort)".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location""$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX".tar && \
+ vbm "Set PATHOUT_TAR to:$PATHOUT_TAR"
# Define GPS conversion commands
CMD_CONV_NMEA="tee /dev/null " ; # tee as passthrough
CMD_CONV_GPX="gpsbabel -i nmea -f - -o gpx -F - " ; # convert NMEA to GPX