Question

I have a bash script that backs up my iOS files over FTP and I’m getting a few problems, I’m just wondering if anyone could help me out?

Here’s my script:

  #!/bin/bash
  mkdir zipfolder
  cp /var/mobile/Library/SMS/sms.db /var/root/zipfolder/
  cp /var/mobile/Library/Notes/notes.sqlite /var/root/zipfolder/
  cp /var/mobile/Library/Safari/Bookmarks.db /var/root/zipfolder/
  cp /var/mobile/Library/Safari/History.plist /var/root/zipfolder/
  cd var/root
  zip -r zippyy.zip zipfolder

  HOST=HOSTNAME
  USER=USERNAME
  PASS=PASSWORD

  ftp -inv $HOST << EOF
  user $USER $PASS
  cd sms
  LIST=$(ls | grep zippyy*.zip)

  FILECOUNT=0
  for FILE in $LIST
  do
      if [ -f $FILE ];
      then
          FILECOUNT+=1
  done
  FILECOUNT+=1
  NEXTDB="zippyy$FILECOUNT.db"
  mv zippyy.zip $NEXTDB

  ftp -inv $HOST << EOF    
  put $NEXTDB
  bye
  EOF

  rm -f zippyy.zip
  rmdir zipfolder

I get the following errors:

  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  We only support non-print format, sorry.
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  ?Invalid command
  (local-file) (remote-file)

  rmdir: failed to remove 'zipfolder': Not a directory

Answer 1

Answer #3 for formatting

Try something like this (totally untested!)

#!/bin/bash

ROOTFOLDER="/var/root"
ZIPNAME="zipfolder"
ZIPFOLDER=$ROOTFOLDER/$ZIPNAME
LIBFOLDER="/var/mobile/Library"
ZIPFILE="zippyy.zip"

mkdir -p $ZIPFOLDER
cp $LIBFOLDER/SMS/sms.db $ZIPFOLDER/
cp $LIBFOLDER/Notes/notes.sqlite $ZIPFOLDER/
cp $LIBFOLDER/Safari/Bookmarks.db $ZIPFOLDER/
cp $LIBFOLDER/Safari/History.plist $ZIPFOLDER/
cd $ROOTFOLDER
zip -r $ZIPFILE $ZIPNAME

HOST=HOSTNAME
USER=USERNAME
PASS=PASSWORD

ftp -inv $HOST << EOF
user $USER $PASS
cd sms
dir . remote_dir.txt
bye
EOF

FILECOUNT=$(grep zippyy remote_dir.txt | wc -l)
NEXTDB="zippyy${FILECOUNT}.db"
mv $ZIPFILE $NEXTDB

ftp -inv $HOST << EOF
user $USER $PASS
put $NEXTDB
bye
EOF