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+#!/bin/sh
+
+lockfile="/tmp/duplicacy.lock"
+LOGFILE="/var/log/duplicacy/duplicacy_$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S).log"
+LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION="ls -lha $(dirname "$0")/binaries/ | awk '/-rw/{print substr($9,length($9)-4);exit}'"
+LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION="2.7.2"
+
+# make log directory
+if [ ! -d $(dirname ${LOGFILE}) ]; then
+        mkdir $(dirname ${LOGFILE}) > /dev/null
+fi
+
+if [ -e ${lockfile} ] && kill -0 `cat ${lockfile}`; then
+        echo "duplicacy backup already running" >> ${LOGFILE}
+        exit
+fi
+
+# make sure the lockfile is removed when we exit and then claim it
+trap "rm -f ${lockfile}; exit" INT TERM EXIT
+echo $$ > ${lockfile}
+
+# self update
+cd $(dirname "$0")
+git pull > /dev/null
+
+# Duplicacy version update
+INSTALLED_DUPLICACY_VERSION=$(duplicacy -h | awk '/VERSION:/{getline; print $1}')
+if [ ${LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION} != ${INSTALLED_DUPLICACY_VERSION} ] || [ ! -e '/usr/bin/duplicacy' ]; then
+        # Determine the Kernel and Architecture
+        KERNEL=$(uname)
+        ARCH=$(uname -m)
+        if [ ${KERNEL} == 'Linux' ]; then
+                if [ ${ARCH} == 'x86_64' ]; then
+                        curl -sSL -o /usr/bin/duplicacy https://github.com/gilbertchen/duplicacy/releases/download/v${LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION}/duplicacy_linux_x64_${LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION}
+                        chmod +x /usr/bin/duplicacy >> ${LOGFILE}
+                elif [ ${ARCH} == 'aarch64' ]; then
+                        curl -sSL -o /usr/bin/duplicacy https://github.com/gilbertchen/duplicacy/releases/download/v${LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION}/duplicacy_linux_arm64_${LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION}
+                        chmod +x /usr/bin/duplicacy >> ${LOGFILE}
+                else
+                        echo "Kernel Type: ${KERNEL}"
+                        echo "Arch: ${ARCH}"
+                        echo "Arch not supported."
+                exit
+                fi
+        elif [ ${KERNEL} == 'FreeBSD' ]; then
+                if [ ${ARCH} == 'amd64' ]; then
+                        curl -sSL -o /usr/bin/duplicacy https://github.com/gilbertchen/duplicacy/releases/download/v${LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION}/duplicacy_freebsd_x64_${LATEST_DUPLICACY_VERSION}
+                        chmod +x /usr/bin/duplicacy >> ${LOGFILE}
+                else
+                        echo "Kernel Type: ${KERNEL}"
+                        echo "Arch: ${ARCH}"
+                        echo "Arch not supported."
+                exit
+                fi
+        else
+                echo "Kernel Type: ${KERNEL}"
+                echo "Arch: ${ARCH}"
+                echo "Kernel not supported."
+                exit
+        fi
+fi
+
+# check if the /.duplicacy/preferences file exists before continuing
+if [ ! -e "/.duplicacy/preferences" ] || [ ! -e "/.duplicacy/filters" ]; then
+        echo "ERROR: Duplicacy not yet configured.  Please refer to readme file"
+        exit
+fi
+
+# run the backup
+cd /
+duplicacy -verbose -log backup -stats >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
+
+# prune the backup
+duplicacy -verbose -log prune -keep 0:360 -keep 30:180 -keep 7:30 -keep 1:7 >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
+
+# copy the backup to offsite but only if the backup id as passed in
+if [ "${1}" == "--copyOffsite" ] || [ "${1}" == "-c" ]; then
+        BACKUP_ID=$(awk '/"id"/{print substr($2,2,length($2)-3);exit}' /.duplicacy/preferences)
+        duplicacy -verbose -log copy -to GauntBackupCRO -id ${BACKUP_ID} >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
+        duplicacy -verbose -log copy -to GauntBackupGail -id ${BACKUP_ID} >> ${LOGFILE} 2>&1
+fi
+
+# compress the logs
+gzip $(dirname ${LOGFILE})/*.log
+
+# clean up lockfile
+rm -f ${lockfile}
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