- ## Check if PATHOUT_TAR already exists.
- if [[ -f "$PATHOUT_TAR" ]]; then
- vbm "STATUS:Output tar already exists:$PATHOUT_TAR";
- ### Check if preexisting tar is appendable.
- FILEOUT_APPENDTEST="$(dateTimeShort)..RESUMING_LOGGING_SESSION.txt";
- PATHOUT_APPENDTEST="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_APPENDTEST" && \
- vbm "DEBUG:Set PATHOUT_APPENDTEST to:$PATHOUT_APPENDTEST";
- echo "$(dateTimeShort):""$(basename "$0")"" version $SCRIPT_VERSION resuming logging session." >> "$PATHOUT_APPENDTEST" && \
- vbm "DEBUG:""$PATHOUT_APPENDTEST"" created."
- if ! tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "$FILEOUT_APPENDTEST"; then
- ### If not appendable, label tar broken, move tar, proceed.
- mv "$PATHOUT_TAR" "${PATHOUT_TAR%.*}""-broken$(dateTimeShort)".tar && \
- vbm "DEBUG:tar not writable, moving out of the way $PATHOUT_TAR";
- fi
- else
- vbm "STATUS:Output tar does not already exist. Creating:$PATHOUT_TAR"
- ### 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:Empty tar created at:$PATHOUT_TAR";
- fi