Subj : Re: Backup script tuning
To   : MeaTLoTioN
From : paulie420
Date : Fri Sep 16 2022 07:01:12

 Me> Try setting retVal after running the rsync, $? is only populated on  Me> 
completion either successfully "0" or failure "1-127" of any command.
 Me>
 Me> So, you need really;
 Me> 
 Me> rsync blah blah
 Me> retVal=$?
 Me>
 Me> do some stuff...
 Me> 
 Me>if [[ $retVal -gt 0 ]]; then
 Me>  # some stuff happened but it failed
 Me>else
 Me>
 Me> Also, you're defining use of /bin/bash as your shebang, but using posix
 Me> if statements.
 Me> 
 Me> if using bash, if should be;
 Me> 
 Me> if [[ $var -gt 0 ]]; then
 Me> 
 Me> if using posix, if should be;
 Me> 
 Me> if [ $var -gt 0 ]; then
 
Ah - ok, understood; thank you for both of your replies. I'm sure I can iron it 














































































































































































































































































































































out with the info you provided. The guide I read must not have mentioned to 
setup using #!/bin/bash, and I was just used to doing so. Derp.



|07p|15AULIE|1142|07o
|08.........

--- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
 * Origin: 2o fOr beeRS bbs>>>20ForBeers.com:1337 (1337:3/129)

.