New: bash history backup systemd.units

systemd/system/bash_eternal_backup.service

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+[Unit]
+Description=Backing up bash history
+Wants=bash_eternal_backup.timer
+
+[Service]
+User=root
+Group=root
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/bash_eternal_backup.sh

systemd/system/bash_eternal_backup.timer

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+[Unit]
+Description=Backing up bash history
+Requires=bash_eternal_backup.service
+
+[Timer]
+Unit=bash_eternal_backup.service
+OnCalendar=*-*-* *:00/3
+RandomizedDelaySec=3min
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=timers.target

systemd/system/timer-scripts/template.bash_eternal_backup.sh

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+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Backup the .bash_eternal_history file of select users. Files should all be
+# named in the format
+#
+# ${hostname}_${user}_bash_hist
+
+declare -r backup_p=/home/emiliko/safe/bash_eternal_backups
+declare -r backup_user=emiliko
+
+mkdir -p "$backup_p"
+
+declare -ar backups=(\
+ /home/emiliko/.bash_eternal_history
+   "${backup_p}/mirrorside_emiliko_bash_hist"
+ /root/.bash_eternal_history
+   "${backup_p}/mirrorside_root_bash_hist"
+)
+
+for ((i = 0; i < ${#backups[@]}; i += 2)); do
+  declare from="${backups[i]}"
+  declare to="${backups[i+1]}"
+
+  rsync "$from" "$to"
+  chmod 400 "$to"
+  chown "$backup_user" "$to"
+  chgrp "$backup_user" "$to"
+done