dotfiles/tools/compress-large-dir

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2018-04-07 14:51:05 +01:00
#!/bin/bash
set -eo pipefail
if [ -z $1 ]; then
echo "Usage: $0 dir"
exit 1
fi
dir="${1%/*}"
if [ ! -e $dir ]; then
echo "$dir doesn't exist"
exit 1
fi
benice tar -cf - $dir | pv -ptabI -s $(du -sb $dir | awk '{print $1}') | pixz -9 > $dir.tar.xz