#!/usr/bin/env python3 """backup-check: Periodically compare checksums of backups in multiple locations. It's mainly to do a weekly check of all my backup locations and identify bit rot before it's too late. Install via `crontab -e`: 0 2 * * 0 /home/kirsle/bin/backup-check --Kirsle http://sh.kirsle.net/ """ import codecs import os.path import subprocess # Directories to compare with each other. DIRECTORIES = [ "/mnt/Midnight/Images/Organized", "/run/media/kirsle/Cyro/Pictures/Organized", "/run/media/kirsle/Obelisk/Redundant/Images/Organized", "/home/kirsle/Dropbox/Photos/Organized", ] ERROR_OUT = "/home/noah/Desktop/Checksum Error.txt" def main(): # First available disk becomes the common denominator. master = None for disk in DIRECTORIES: if os.path.isdir(disk): if master is None: print("Master disk chosen as:", disk) master = disk if disk != master: # Do the comparison. print("Compare {} <=> {}".format(master, disk)) out = subprocess.check_output(["diff", "-aqr", master, disk]) if len(out): # Problem! error(out) break def error(out): """Error, panic!""" fh = codecs.open(ERROR_OUT, "w", "utf-8") fh.write(out.decode("utf-8")) fh.close() if __name__ == "__main__": main()