#devnotes – Bash scripting for fun and profit

It has been a busy year in the home office and a couple of months since I’ve gotten one of these published. Allow me to share a smattering of my development related thoughts… My first Bash scripting gig If you’d told me ten years ago I’d be writing Bash scripts for client projects, I wouldn’t […]

Dropbox Uploader #bashscript with DB backup, Dropbox Upload, and Old File Deletion

I’ve got a couple of databases that I like to backup nightly and upload to my Dropbox. Key to this process is Andrea Fabrizi’s excellent Dropbox Uploader script. Dropbox Uploader is a BASH script that gives me Dropbox upload, download, list, and delete capabilities. Until now, the script I’ve used didn’t delete my old files […]