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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# dry run by default
+# >btrbk_run <conf name> <btrbk run options>
+# with -e exectue
+# >btrbk_run -e <conf name>  <btrbk run options>
+# to only create the links
+# >btrbk_run -e <conf name>  -n
+
+btrbk_scripts_dir="$(dirname $(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE:-$0}"))"
+
+# will try to find a conf file with out without .conf extension in a few places
+btrbk_conf () {
+ local file=${1:-btrbk.conf}
+ [[ -f $file ]] && echo $file && return    
+ [[ -f $file.conf ]] && echo $file.conf && return   
+ BTRBK_CONF_DIR=${BTRBK_CONF_DIR:-/snapshots/conf}
+#  echo $btrbk_scripts_dir
+#  echo $BTRBK_CONF_DIR
+ [[ -f $BTRBK_CONF_DIR/$file ]] && echo $BTRBK_CONF_DIR/$file && return   
+ [[ -f $BTRBK_CONF_DIR/$file.conf ]] && echo $BTRBK_CONF_DIR/$file.conf && return  
+ [[ -f /etc/btrbk/$file ]] && echo  /etc/btrbk/$file && return   
+ [[ -f /etc/btrbk/$file.conf ]] && echo /etc/btrbk/$file.conf && return    
+ [[ -f /etc/btrbk.conf ]] && echo /etc/btrbk.conf && return  
+ return 1
+}
+
+btrbk_run () {
+
+local dry_run="-n"
+local dry_run_echo="echo"
+[[ $1 == "-e" ]] && dry_run="" && dry_run_echo="" && shift  
+
+local file=$(btrbk_conf $1)    
+[[ ! $file ]] && echo unable to find conf file for ${1:-btrbk.conf} && return 1
+shift
+
+local src=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list config  --format col:h:source_subvolume)
+
+local snaps=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list source  --format col:h:snapshot_name) 
+
+local dests=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list config  --format col:h:snapshot_path | tail -1)
+local dests+=" $(btrbk -c $file list target  --format col:h:target_path)"
+
+# any pre snap tasks
+for dest in $dests; do
+   if [[ ! -d $dest ]]; then
+     if confirm directory $dest does not exist, create; then
+         sudo mkdir -p $dest
+      else
+       echo destination $dest directory MUST exist aborting brtbk run
+       return 2
+     fi
+    fi 
+done
+
+echo using configuration file: $file
+echo creating snapshots: $snaps 
+echo from $src
+echo at these destinations $dests
+echo additional passed arguments: $@
+
+# so snaps
+[[ $dry_run ]] && echo backup dry run || echo Taking snapshost and making backups now...
+sudo btrbk -c $file run $dry_run --progress $@
+
+
+local latest=$(sudo btrbk -c $file list latest --format col:h:snapshot_subvolume | xargs -I % sh -c 'basename %' | sed '$!N; /^\(.*\)\n\1$/!P; D')
+
+if [[ $dry_run ]]; then
+
+echo Latest Snaphosts: $latest
+fi
+
+[[ ( ! $latest ) || $latest == "-" ]] && echo "no latest snapshots so can't make .latest links" && return 3
+
+# post snap tasks
+echo making .latest symlinks in each destination 
+for dest in $dests; do
+for snap in $latest; do
+[[ -e $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest ]] && $dry_run_echo sudo rm $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest
+$dry_run_echo sudo ln -sr  $dest/$snap $dest/${snap%%.*}.latest
+done
+done
+}
+
+(return 0 2>/dev/null) || btrbk_run $@
+
+latest_links () {
+  btrbk_run -e $@ -n
+}
+
+latest_clone () {
+
+   local src=$(realpath $1)
+   local dest=$(realpath $2)
+   shift 2
+   module_load confirm
+   if [[ ! -d $dest ]]; then
+    if confirm "destination directory $dest does not exist, create it"; then
+        sudo mkdir -p $dest
+        else 
+        return 1
+    fi
+   fi
+   local snaps=$(ls $src | grep latest | sed 's/.\{1\}$//' | xargs -I % realpath $src/%)  
+   [[ ! $snaps ]] && echo no latest snapshots in $src && ls -la $src && return 1
+   if confirm create snapshots for $snaps in $dest; then
+    local destsnap
+    for snap in $snaps; do
+    destsnap="$dest/$(basename $snap | cut -f 1 -d '.' )"
+    if [[ -d $destsnap ]]; then
+     if confirm -s snapshot $destsnap already exists do you want to over write it; then
+       sudo btrfs subvolume delete $destsnap
+      else
+       return 2
+     fi
+    fi  
+    sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $@ $snap $destsnap
+    done
+    echo $dest  
+    ls -la $dest
+   fi
+
+}
+
+# use snapshot to then snap latest to another location, have it edit the fstab file
+# #!/bin/bash
+# [[ $# -lt 2 ]] && echo "need to supply a <root instance dir> and a snapshot name" && exit
+# # echo sed 's/$name/'$name'/g' named.conf.tmpl  > $subvoldir-$name.conf
+# # echo sed -i 's/$subvoldir/'$subvoldir'/g' $subvoldir-$name.conf 
+
+# named="$2"
+# src=/mnt/linuxpart
+# dest=/mnt/linuxpart
+
+# echo sudo mkdir -p $dest/$named
+# echo sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/$1/@root $dest/$named/@root
+# echo sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/$1/@opt $dest/$named/@opt
+# echo sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/$1/@home $dest/$named/@home
+# echo sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/@shell $dest/$named/@shell
+
+# sudo mkdir -p $dest/$named
+# sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/$1/@root $dest/$named/@root
+# sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/$1/@opt $dest/$named/@opt
+# sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/$1/@home $dest/$named/@home
+# sudo btrfs subvolume snapshot $src/@shell $dest/$named/@shell
+
+# echo to edit:  bfs_vscode $dest/$named
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