Backup your .zsh_history .zshrc and other things using crontab -e

backup_configs

#!/bin/zsh

# To schedule this via crontab do:
# Put this file somewhere, e.g. ~/bin/backup_zsh_history.sh
# crontab -e
# Add "0 * * * * /bin/zsh /Users/q/bin/backup_zsh_history.sh" to backup every 1 hour
# Or "* * * * * /bin/zsh /Users/q/bin/backup_zsh_history.sh" to backup every 1 min

# Script to backup specified configuration files using Git
# Copies the files to a Git repository and commits the changes.

# Array of file basenames to backup (relative to /Users/q)
FILES_TO_BACKUP=("/Users/q/.zsh_history" "/Users/q/.zshrc")

BACKUP_REPO_DIR="/Users/q/.history_backups"

# Create the backup directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p "$BACKUP_REPO_DIR"

# Change to the backup repository directory
cd "$BACKUP_REPO_DIR"

# Initialize the repository if it doesn't exist
if [ ! -d ".git" ]; then
  git init
fi

# Copy and add files
for SOURCE_FILE in "${FILES_TO_BACKUP[@]}"; do
  file_basename=$(basename "$SOURCE_FILE") # Extract basename for destination
  DEST_FILE_IN_REPO="$BACKUP_REPO_DIR/$file_basename"

  if [ -f "$SOURCE_FILE" ]; then
    cp "$SOURCE_FILE" "$file_basename" # Use file_basename as dest since we are in BACKUP_REPO_DIR
    git add "$file_basename"
    echo "Copied and staged $file_basename"
  else
    echo "Warning: Source file $SOURCE_FILE does not exist. Skipping."
  fi
done

# Commit the changes with a timestamp
# Check if there are changes to commit to avoid empty commits
if ! git diff --staged --quiet; then
  # commit_message="Configuration files backup: $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
  # Optionally, list the files in the commit message
  changed_files=$(git diff --staged --name-only)
  commit_message="Backup $(echo $changed_files | tr '\n' ' '): $(date +"%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")"
  git commit -m "$commit_message"
  echo "Configuration files backed up and committed in $BACKUP_REPO_DIR"
  git push
else
  echo "No changes to tracked files. Nothing to commit."
fi