backup changes

backup/README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 # Generic Backup Host
 
+## Crontab
+
+Runs on the second of every month.
+
+```
+0 0 2 * * cd /home/USER/backups && bash prune.sh
+```
+
 ## Filenames
 
 Container volume backups are of the format:

backup/prune.sh

@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
 #!/usr/bin/bash
 
-# Prunes container data folders monthly on backup host
+# Prunes container data folders monthly on backup host.
-# - Regex has been tested and works
+# Removes all items but the backup from the first day of the month.
-# - Script is not yet tested
+# Should run on the first day of every month - since it doesn't remove the backup
+# from that time, it doesn't matter what time it's run
 
-ARCHIVES=$(ls | grep -E "[0-9A-Za-z]+-data-\d{4}-\d{2}-([^0][0-9]|[0-9][^1])_.*")
+for item in *; do
-
+    if [[ "$item" =~ [0-9A-Za-z]+-data-[0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-([^0][0-9]|[0-9][^1])_.* ]]; then
-for archive in $ARCHIVES; do
+        echo "Removing $item"
-    if [ -d $archive ]; then
+        rm -f $item
-        echo "Removing $archive"
-        rm -f $archive
     fi
 done