X-Git-Url: https://zdv2.bktei.com/gitweb/EVA-2020-02.git/blobdiff_plain/e04521002f01d54f71e29a9756e71a0f057828ad..ea4821d62b4a15c579da5941090f8c5df30c2a17:/exec/bkgpslog?ds=inline

diff --git a/exec/bkgpslog b/exec/bkgpslog
index 57b685e..6a4e0d1 100755
--- a/exec/bkgpslog
+++ b/exec/bkgpslog
@@ -14,7 +14,11 @@ DIR_TMP_DEFAULT="/dev/shm"; # Default parent of working directory
 SCRIPT_TIME_START=$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S.%N);
 PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH";   # Add "$(systemd-path user-binaries)" path in case apps saved there
 SCRIPT_HOSTNAME=$(hostname);     # Save hostname of system running this script.
-SCRIPT_VERSION="bkgpslog 0.1.0"; # Define version of script.
+SCRIPT_VERSION="0.3.1";          # Define version of script.
+SCRIPT_NAME="bkgpslog";          # Define basename of script file.
+SCRIPT_URL="https://gitlab.com/baltakatei/ninfacyzga-01"; # Define wesite hosting this script.
+AGE_VERSION="1.0.0-beta2";       # Define version of age (encryption program)
+AGE_URL="https://github.com/FiloSottile/age/releases/tag/v1.0.0-beta2"; # Define website hosting age.
 
 declare -Ag appRollCall # Associative array for storing app status
 declare -Ag fileRollCall # Associative array for storing file status
@@ -262,41 +266,47 @@ setTimeZoneEV(){
 } # Exports TZ environment variable
 timeUntilNextDay(){
     # Desc: Report seconds until next day.
+    # Version: 1.0.0
     # Output: stdout: integer seconds until next day
     # Output: exit code 0 if stdout > 0; 1 if stdout = 0; 2 if stdout < 0
     # Usage: timeUntilNextDay
     # Usage: if ! myTTL="$(timeUntilNextDay)"; then yell "ERROR in if statement"; exit 1; fi
+    # Depends: date 8, echo 8, yell, try
+    
     local returnState TIME_CURRENT TIME_NEXT_DAY SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_DAY
+
     TIME_CURRENT="$(date --iso-8601=seconds)" ; # Produce `date`-parsable current timestamp with resolution of 1 second.
     TIME_NEXT_DAY="$(date -d "$TIME_CURRENT next day" --iso-8601=date)"; # Produce timestamp of beginning of tomorrow with resolution of 1 second.
     SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_DAY="$(( $(date +%s -d "$TIME_NEXT_DAY") - $(date +%s -d "$TIME_CURRENT") ))" ; # Calculate seconds until closest future midnight (res. 1 second).
     if [[ "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_DAY" -gt 0 ]]; then
 	returnState="true";
     elif [[ "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_DAY" -eq 0 ]]; then
-	returnState="WARNING_ZERO";
+	returnState="warning_zero";
 	yell "WARNING:Reported time until next day exactly zero.";
     elif [[ "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_DAY" -lt 0 ]]; then
-	returnState="WARNING_NEGATIVE";
+	returnState="warning_negative";
 	yell "WARNING:Reported time until next day is negative.";
     fi
 
     try echo "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_DAY"; # Report
     
-    #===Determine function return code===
+    # Determine function return code
     if [[ "$returnState" = "true" ]]; then
 	return 0;
-    elif [[ "$returnState" = "WARNING_ZERO" ]]; then
+    elif [[ "$returnState" = "warning_zero" ]]; then
 	return 1;
-    elif [[ "$returnState" = "WARNING_NEGATIVE" ]]; then
+    elif [[ "$returnState" = "warning_negative" ]]; then
 	return 2;
     fi
 } # Report seconds until next day
 timeUntilNextHour(){
     # Desc: Report seconds until next hour
+    # Version 1.0.0
     # Output: stdout: integer seconds until next hour
     # Output: exit code 0 if stdout > 0; 1 if stdout = 0; 2 if stdout < 0
     # Usage: timeUntilNextHour
     # Usage: if ! myTTL="$(timeUntilNextHour)"; then yell "ERROR in if statement"; exit 1; fi
+    
     local returnState TIME_CURRENT TIME_NEXT_HOUR SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_HOUR
     TIME_CURRENT="$(date --iso-8601=seconds)"; # Produce `date`-parsable current timestamp with resolution of 1 second.
     TIME_NEXT_HOUR="$(date -d "$TIME_CURRENT next hour" --iso-8601=hours)"; # Produce `date`-parsable current time stamp with resolution of 1 second.
@@ -304,21 +314,21 @@ timeUntilNextHour(){
     if [[ "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_HOUR" -gt 0 ]]; then
 	returnState="true";
     elif [[ "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_HOUR" -eq 0 ]]; then
-	returnState="WARNING_ZERO";
+	returnState="warning_zero";
 	yell "WARNING:Reported time until next hour exactly zero.";
     elif [[ "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_HOUR" -lt 0 ]]; then
-	returnState="WARNING_NEGATIVE";
+	returnState="warning_negative";
 	yell "WARNING:Reported time until next hour is negative.";
     fi
 
     try echo "$SECONDS_UNTIL_NEXT_HOUR"; # Report
     
-    #===Determine function return code===
+    # Determine function return code
     if [[ "$returnState" = "true" ]]; then
 	return 0;
-    elif [[ "$returnState" = "WARNING_ZERO" ]]; then
+    elif [[ "$returnState" = "warning_zero" ]]; then
 	return 1;
-    elif [[ "$returnState" = "WARNING_NEGATIVE" ]]; then
+    elif [[ "$returnState" = "warning_negative" ]]; then
 	return 2;
     fi
 } # Report seconds until next hour
@@ -341,57 +351,61 @@ dateShort(){
     echo "$DATE_CURRENT_SHORT";
 } # Get YYYYmmdd
 timeDuration(){
-    # Desc: Output approximate time duration string before given time (default:current date)
+    # Desc: Given seconds, output ISO-8601 duration string
     # Ref/Attrib: ISO-8601:2004(E), §4.4.4.2 Representations of time intervals by duration and context information
     # Note: "1 month" ("P1M") is assumed to be "30 days" (see ISO-8601:2004(E), §2.2.1.2)
-    # Usage: timeDuration [arg1] ([arg2])
+    # Usage: timeDuration [1:seconds] ([2:precision])
+    # Version: 1.0.3
     # Input: arg1: seconds as base 10 integer >= 0  (ex: 3601)
     #        arg2: precision level (optional; default=2)
     # Output: stdout: ISO-8601 duration string (ex: "P1H1S", "P2Y10M15DT10H30M20S")
+    #         exit code 0: success
+    #         exit code 1: error_input
+    #         exit code 2: error_unknown
     # Example: 'timeDuration 111111 3' yields 'P1DT6H51M'
-    # Depends: date 8 (gnucoreutils)
-    local returnState fullHours fullMinutes fullSeconds;
-    ARG1="$1";
-    ARG2="$2";
+    # Depends: date 8 (gnucoreutils), yell, 
+    local returnState argSeconds argPrecision remainder precision witherPrecision
+    local fullYears fullMonths fullDays fullHours fullMinutes fullSeconds
+    local displayYears displayMonths displayDays displayHours displayMinutes displaySeconds
+    local hasYears hasMonths hasDays hasHours hasMinutes hasSeconds
+    
+    argSeconds="$1"; # read arg1 (seconds)
+    argPrecision="$2"; # read arg2 (precision)
     precision=2; # set default precision
-    returnState="true"; # set default return state
 
     # Check that between one and two arguments is supplied
     if ! { [[ $# -ge 1 ]] && [[ $# -le 2 ]]; }; then
 	yell "ERROR:Invalid number of arguments:$# . Exiting.";
-	returnState="ERROR_INPUT"; fi
+	returnState="error_input"; fi
 
-    # Check that arg1 provided
+    # Check that argSeconds provided
     if [[ $# -ge 1 ]]; then
-	# Check that arg1 is a positive integer
-	if [[ "$ARG1" =~ ^[[:digit:]]+$ ]]; then
-   	    arg1Valid="true";
+	## Check that argSeconds is a positive integer
+	if [[ "$argSeconds" =~ ^[[:digit:]]+$ ]]; then
+   	    :
 	else
-	    yell "ERROR:ARG1 not a digit.";
-	    returnState="ERROR_INPUT";
-	    arg1Valid="false";
+	    yell "ERROR:argSeconds not a digit.";
+	    returnState="error_input";
 	fi
     else
 	yell "ERROR:No argument provided. Exiting.";
 	exit 1;
     fi
 
-    # Consider whether arg2 was provided
+    # Consider whether argPrecision was provided
     if  [[ $# -eq 2 ]]; then
-	# Check that the second arg is a positive integer
-	if [[ "$ARG2" =~ ^[[:digit:]]+$ ]] && [[ "ARG2" -gt 0 ]]; then
-	arg2Valid="true";
-	precision="$ARG2";
+	# Check that argPrecision is a positive integer
+	if [[ "$argPrecision" =~ ^[[:digit:]]+$ ]] && [[ "$argPrecision" -gt 0 ]]; then
+	precision="$argPrecision";
 	else
-	    yell "ERROR:ARG2 not a positive integer. (is $ARG2 ). Leaving early.";
-	    returnState="ERROR_INPUT";
-	    arg2Valid="false";
+	    yell "ERROR:argPrecision not a positive integer. (is $argPrecision ). Leaving early.";
+	    returnState="error_input";
 	fi;
     else
-	arg2Valid="false";
+	:
     fi;
     
-    remainder="$ARG1" ; # seconds
+    remainder="$argSeconds" ; # seconds
     ## Calculate full years Y, update remainder
     fullYears=$(( remainder / (365*24*60*60) ));
     remainder=$(( remainder - (fullYears*365*24*60*60) ));
@@ -491,8 +505,6 @@ timeDuration(){
     fi;
     if $witherPrecision; then ((precision--)); fi;
 
-
-
     ## Determine whether or not the "T" separator is needed to separate date and time elements
     if ( $displayHours || $displayMinutes || $displaySeconds); then
 	displayDateTime="true"; else displayDateTime="false"; fi
@@ -515,14 +527,17 @@ timeDuration(){
 	OUTPUT=$OUTPUT$fullSeconds"S"; fi
 
     ## Output duration string to stdout
-    if [[ "$returnState" = "true" ]]; then echo "$OUTPUT"; fi
+    echo "$OUTPUT" && returnState="true";
 
     #===Determine function return code===
     if [ "$returnState" = "true" ]; then
 	return 0;
-    else
-	echo "$returnState" 1>&2;
+    elif [ "$returnState" = "error_input" ]; then
+	yell "ERROR:input";
 	return 1;
+    else
+	yell "ERROR:Unknown";
+	return 2;
     fi
 
 } # Get duration (ex: PT10M4S )
@@ -612,9 +627,50 @@ setScriptTTL() {
 	yell "ERROR:Invalid argument for setScriptTTL function."; exit 1;
     fi
 } # Seconds until next (day|hour).
+checkMakeTar() {
+    # Desc: Checks that a valid tar archive exists, creates one otherwise
+    # Usage: checkMakeTar [ path ]
+    # Version: 1.0.1
+    # Input: arg1: path of tar archive
+    # Output: exit code 0 : tar readable
+    #         exit code 1 : tar missing; created
+    #         exit code 2 : tar not readable; moved; replaced
+    # Depends: try, tar, date
+    local PATH_TAR returnFlag0 returnFlag1 returnFlag2
+    PATH_TAR="$1"
+
+    # Check if file is a valid tar archive
+    if tar --list --file="$PATH_TAR" 1>/dev/null 2>&1; then
+	## T1: return success
+	returnFlag0="tar valid";
+    else
+	## F1: Check if file exists
+	if [[ -f "$PATH_TAR" ]]; then
+	    ### T: Rename file
+	    try mv "$PATH_TAR" "$PATH_TAR""--broken--""$(date +%Y%m%dT%H%M%S)" && \
+		returnFlag1="tar moved";
+	else
+	    ### F: -
+	    :
+	fi
+	## F2: Create tar archive, return 0
+	try tar --create --file="$PATH_TAR" --files-from=/dev/null && \
+	    returnFlag2="tar created";
+    fi
+    
+    # Determine function return code
+    if [[ "$returnFlag0" = "tar valid" ]]; then
+	return 0;
+    elif [[ "$returnFlag2" = "tar created" ]] && ! [[ "$returnFlag1" = "tar moved" ]]; then
+	return 1; # tar missing so created
+    elif [[ "$returnFlag2" = "tar created" ]] && [[ "$returnFlag1" = "tar moved" ]]; then
+	return 2; # tar not readable so moved; replaced
+    fi
+} # checks if arg1 is tar; creates one otherwise
 appendArgTar(){
     # Desc: Writes first argument to temporary file with arguments as options, then appends file to tar
     # Usage: writeArg "$(echo "Data to be written.")" [name of file to be inserted] [tar path] [temp dir] ([cmd1] [cmd2] [cmd3] [cmd4]...)
+    # Version: 1.0.0
     # Input: arg1: data to be written
     #        arg2: file name of file to be inserted into tar
     #        arg3: tar archive path (must exist first)
@@ -628,8 +684,8 @@ appendArgTar(){
     # Depends: bash 5
 
     # Save function name
-    local FN="${FUNCNAME[0]}"
-    yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Finished appendArgTar()."
+    local FN="${FUNCNAME[0]}";
+    #yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Finished appendArgTar()."
     
     # Set file name
     if ! [ -z "$2" ]; then FILENAME="$2"; else yell "ERROR:$FN:Not enough arguments."; exit 1; fi
@@ -646,34 +702,78 @@ appendArgTar(){
     if ! [ -z "$7" ]; then CMD3="$7"; else CMD3="tee /dev/null "; fi # command string 3
     if ! [ -z "$8" ]; then CMD4="$8"; else CMD4="tee /dev/null "; fi # command string 4
 
-    # Debug
-    yell "STATUS:$FN:CMD1:$CMD1"
-    yell "STATUS:$FN:CMD2:$CMD2"
-    yell "STATUS:$FN:CMD3:$CMD3"
-    yell "STATUS:$FN:CMD4:$CMD4"
-    yell "STATUS:$FN:FILENAME:$FILENAME"
-    yell "STATUS:$FN:TAR_PATH:$TAR_PATH"
-    yell "STATUS:$FN:TMP_DIR:$TMP_DIR"
+    # # Debug
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:CMD1:$CMD1"
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:CMD2:$CMD2"
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:CMD3:$CMD3"
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:CMD4:$CMD4"
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:FILENAME:$FILENAME"
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:TAR_PATH:$TAR_PATH"
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:TMP_DIR:$TMP_DIR"
+    
     # Write to temporary working dir
     echo "$1" | $CMD1 | $CMD2 | $CMD3 | $CMD4 > "$TMP_DIR"/"$FILENAME";
 
     # Append to tar
     try tar --append --directory="$TMP_DIR" --file="$TAR_PATH" "$FILENAME";
-    yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Finished appendArgTar()."
+    #yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Finished appendArgTar()."
 } # Append Bash var to file appended to Tar archive
+magicWriteVersion() {
+    # Desc: Appends time-stamped VERSION to PATHOUT_TAR
+    # Usage: magicWriteVersion
+    # Version: 0.1.0
+    # Input: CONTENT_VERSION, FILEOUT_VERSION, PATHOUT_TAR, DIR_TMP
+    # Input: SCRIPT_VERSION, SCRIPT_URL, AGE_VERSION, AGE_URL, SCRIPT_HOSTNAME
+    # Output: appends tar PATHOUT_TAR
+    # Depends: dateTimeShort, appendArgTar
+    local CONTENT_VERSION pubKeyIndex
+    
+    # Set VERSION file name
+    FILEOUT_VERSION="$(dateTimeShort)..VERSION";
+
+    # Gather VERSION data in CONTENT_VERSION
+    CONTENT_VERSION="SCRIPT_VERSION=$SCRIPT_VERSION";
+    #CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n";
+    CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n""SCRIPT_NAME=$SCRIPT_NAME";
+    CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n""SCRIPT_URL=$SCRIPT_URL";
+    CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n""AGE_VERSION=$AGE_VERSION";
+    CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n""AGE_URL=$AGE_URL";
+    CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n""DATE=$(date --iso-8601=seconds)";
+    CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n""HOSTNAME=$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME";
+    ## Add list of recipient pubkeys
+    for pubkey in "${recPubKeysValid[@]}"; do
+	((pubKeyIndex++))
+	CONTENT_VERSION="$CONTENT_VERSION""\\n""PUBKEY_$pubKeyIndex=$pubkey";
+    done
+    ## Process newline escapes
+    CONTENT_VERSION="$(echo -e "$CONTENT_VERSION")"
+
+    # Write CONTENT_VERSION as file FILEOUT_VERSION and write-append to PATHOUT_TAR
+    appendArgTar "$CONTENT_VERSION" "$FILEOUT_VERSION" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP";
+    
+} # bkgpslog: write version data to PATHOUT_TAR via appendArgTar()
 magicWriteBuffer() {
     # Desc: bkgpslog-specific meta function for writing data to DIR_TMP then appending each file to PATHOUT_TAR
-    local FN="${FUNCNAME[0]}"
-    yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Started magicWriteBuffer()."
+    # Inputs: PATHOUT_TAR FILEOUT_{NMEA,GPX,KML} CMD_CONV_{NMEA,GPX,KML} CMD_{COMPRESS,ENCRYPT} DIR_TMP
+    # Depends: yell, try, vbm, appendArgTar, tar
+    local FN="${FUNCNAME[0]}";
+    wait; # Wait to avoid collision with older magicWriteBuffer() instances (see https://www.tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/x9644.html )
+    vbm "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Started magicWriteBuffer().";
+
+    # Validate PATHOUT_TAR as tar.
+    checkMakeTar "$PATHOUT_TAR";
+    ## Add VERSION file if checkMakeTar had to create a tar (exited 1) or replace one (exited 2)
+    if [[ $? -eq 1 ]] || [[ $? -eq 2 ]]; then magicWriteVersion; fi
+
+    # Write bufferBash to PATHOUT_TAR
     appendArgTar "$bufferBash" "$FILEOUT_NMEA" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_NMEA" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write NMEA data
-    appendArgTar "$bufferBash" "$FILEOUT_GPX" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_NMEA" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write GPX file
-    appendArgTar "$bufferBash" "$FILEOUT_KML" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_NMEA" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write KML file
+    appendArgTar "$bufferBash" "$FILEOUT_GPX" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_GPX" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write GPX file
+    appendArgTar "$bufferBash" "$FILEOUT_KML" "$PATHOUT_TAR" "$DIR_TMP" "$CMD_CONV_KML" "$CMD_COMPRESS" "$CMD_ENCRYPT"; # Write KML file
     # Remove secured chunks from DIR_TMP
     try rm "$PATHOUT_NMEA" "$PATHOUT_GPX" "$PATHOUT_KML";
-    yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Finished magicWriteBuffer()."
+    # yell "DEBUG:STATUS:$FN:Finished magicWriteBuffer().";
 } # bkgpslog write function
 
-
 main() {
     processArguments "$@" # Process arguments.
     
@@ -708,16 +808,19 @@ main() {
 	    for pubkey in "${recPubKeys[@]}"; do # Validate recipient pubkey strings by forming test message
 		vbm "DEBUG:Testing pubkey string:$pubkey"
 		if echo "butts" | age -a -r "$pubkey" 1>/dev/null; then
-		    # Form age recipient string
+		    #### Form age recipient string
 		    recipients="$recipients""-r $pubkey ";
 		    vbm "STATUS:Added pubkey for forming age recipient string:""$pubkey";
 		    vbm "DEBUG:recipients:""$recipients";
+		    #### Add validated pubkey to recPubKeysValid array
+		    recPubKeysValid+=("$pubkey") && vbm "DEBUG:recPubkeysValid:pubkey added:$pubkey";
 		else
 		    yell "ERROR:Exit code ""$?"". Invalid recipient pubkey string. Exiting."; exit 1;
 		fi
 	    done
 	    vbm "DEBUG:Finished processing recPubKeys array";
-	    # Form age command string
+
+	    ##  Form age command string
 	    CMD_ENCRYPT="age ""$recipients ";
 	    CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX=".age";
 	else
@@ -738,7 +841,7 @@ main() {
     else
 	CMD_COMPRESS="tee /dev/null ";
 	CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX="";
-	vbm "DEBUG:Compression not enabled."
+	vbm "DEBUG:Compression not enabled.";
     fi
 
     # Check that critical apps and dirs are available, displag missing ones.
@@ -747,7 +850,7 @@ main() {
 	displayMissing; yell "Exiting."; exit 1; fi
 
     # Set script lifespan
-    setScriptTTL "$SCRIPT_TTL";
+    setScriptTTL "$SCRIPT_TTL"; # seconds until next new SCRIPT_TTL (ex: "day" or "hour")
 
     # File name substring: encoded bufferTTL
     bufferTTL_STR="$(timeDuration $BUFFER_TTL)";
@@ -759,33 +862,10 @@ main() {
     ## Define output tar path (note: each day gets *one* tar file (Ex: "20200731..hostname_location.[.gpx.gz].tar"))
     PATHOUT_TAR="$DIR_OUT"/"$(dateShort)".."$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location""$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX".tar && \
 	vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_TAR to:$PATHOUT_TAR";
-    ## Write bkgpslog version to DIR_TMP/VERSION
-    FILEOUT_VERSION="$(dateTimeShort)..VERSION";
-    PATHOUT_VERSION="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_VERSION";
-    echo "$(dateTimeShort):$(basename "$0")"" Version:""$SCRIPT_VERSION" >> "$PATHOUT_VERSION" && vbm "DEBUG:VERSION created:$PATHOUT_VERSION";
-    ## 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:$PATHOUT_TAR";
-    fi	
+    ## Check that PATHOUT_TAR is a tar. Rename old and create empty one otherwise.
+    checkMakeTar "$PATHOUT_TAR" && vbm "DEBUG:Confirmed or Created to be a tar:$PATHOUT_TAR";
     ## Append VERSION file to PATHOUT_TAR
-    try tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "$FILEOUT_VERSION" && \
-	vbm "DEBUG:VERSION added to $PATHOUT_TAR";
+    magicWriteVersion;
     
     # Record gps data until script lifespan ends
     declare debugCounter; debugCounter="0"; # set debug counter
@@ -794,16 +874,16 @@ main() {
 	# Determine file paths (time is start of buffer period)
 	FILEOUT_BASENAME="$timeBufferStart""--""$bufferTTL_STR""..""$SCRIPT_HOSTNAME""_location" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_BASENAME to:$FILEOUT_BASENAME";
 	## Files saved to DIR_TMP
-	FILEOUT_NMEA="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".nmea"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_NMEA to:$FILEOUT_NMEA"
-	FILEOUT_GPX="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".gpx"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_GPX to:$FILEOUT_GPX"
-	FILEOUT_KML="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".kml"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_KML to:$FILEOUT_KML"
+	FILEOUT_NMEA="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".nmea"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_NMEA to:$FILEOUT_NMEA";
+	FILEOUT_GPX="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".gpx"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_GPX to:$FILEOUT_GPX";
+	FILEOUT_KML="$FILEOUT_BASENAME".kml"$CMD_COMPRESS_SUFFIX""$CMD_ENCRYPT_SUFFIX" && vbm "STATUS:Set FILEOUT_KML to:$FILEOUT_KML";
 	PATHOUT_NMEA="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_NMEA" && vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_NMEA to:$PATHOUT_NMEA";
 	PATHOUT_GPX="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_GPX" && vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_GPX to:$PATHOUT_GPX";
 	PATHOUT_KML="$DIR_TMP"/"$FILEOUT_KML" && vbm "STATUS: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 && \
-	    vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_TAR to:$PATHOUT_TAR"
+	    vbm "STATUS:Set PATHOUT_TAR to:$PATHOUT_TAR";
 	# Define GPS conversion commands
 	CMD_CONV_NMEA="tee /dev/null " && vbm "STATUS:Set CMD_CONV_NMEA to:$CMD_CONV_NMEA"; # tee as passthrough
 	CMD_CONV_GPX="gpsbabel -i nmea -f - -o gpx -F - " && vbm "STATUS:Set CMD_CONV_GPX to:$CMD_CONV_GPX"; # convert NMEA to GPX
@@ -813,21 +893,12 @@ main() {
 	# Process bufferBash, save secured chunk set to DIR_TMP
 	vbm "STATUS:Beginning to save data to $DIR_TMP";
 	magicWriteBuffer &
-	#echo "$bufferBash" | $CMD_CONV_NMEA | $CMD_COMPRESS | $CMD_ENCRYPT > "$PATHOUT_NMEA" & # Create NMEA file (secured if requested)
-	#echo "$bufferBash" | $CMD_CONV_GPX  | $CMD_COMPRESS | $CMD_ENCRYPT > "$PATHOUT_GPX" & # Create GPX file (secured if requested)
-	#echo "$bufferBash" | $CMD_CONV_KML  | $CMD_COMPRESS | $CMD_ENCRYPT > "$PATHOUT_KML" & # Create KML file (secured if requested)
 	# Append each secured chunk in memory dir (DIR_TMP) to file on disk (PATHOUT_TAR in DIR_OUT)
 	vbm "STATUS:DIR_TMP     :$DIR_TMP";
 	vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_TAR :$PATHOUT_TAR";
 	vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_NMEA:$PATHOUT_NMEA";
 	vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_GPX:$PATHOUT_GPX";
 	vbm "STATUS:PATHOUT_KML:$PATHOUT_KML";
-	# try tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "$(basename "$PATHOUT_NMEA")" && \
-	#     vbm "DEBUG:Appended NMEA location data $PATHOUT_NMEA to $PATHOUT_TAR";
-	# try tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "$(basename "$PATHOUT_GPX")" && \
-	#     vbm "DEBUG:Appended GPX location data $PATHOUT_GPX to $PATHOUT_TAR";
-	# try tar --append --directory="$DIR_TMP" --file="$PATHOUT_TAR" "$(basename "$PATHOUT_KML")" && \
-	#     vbm "DEBUG:Appended KML location $PATHOUT_KML to $PATHOUT_TAR";
 
 	# Reset buffer and filenames
 	unset bufferBash FILEOUT_BASENAME PATHOUT_NMEA PATHOUT_GPX PATHOUT_KML PATHOUT_TAR timeBufferStart;
@@ -838,7 +909,7 @@ main() {
     # Remove DIR_TMP
     try rm -r "$DIR_TMP";
 
-    vbm "STATUS:Main function finished."
+    vbm "STATUS:Main function finished.";
 } # Main function.
 #===END Declare local script functions===
 #==END Define script parameters==