my_push.sh

#!/bin/bash
#
# Time-stamp: Wednesday 2026-03-18 14:28:16 Jess Moore
#
# Push local document to remote Nextcloud folder
#
# Usage: my_push.sh [args...]

function usage() {
    echo "Usage: my_push.sh [filename] [remotesubdir]"
    echo ""
    echo "Description: Push local document to remote Nextcloud folder."
    echo "This script pushs a local document to the local sync drive of"
    echo "remote Nextcloud folder, ie. the subdirectory of Nextcloud folder."
    echo "Check Nextcloud online afterwards to confirm syncing is up to date."
    echo ""
    echo "Arguments:"
    echo "  filename:      Name of file (must include extension)."
    echo "  remotesubdir:  Sub directory on local sync dir to remote location"
    echo ""
    exit 1 # Exit with a non-zero status to indicate an error
}


if [[ $# -ne 2 || $* == *"help"* || $* == *"-h"* ]]; then
    usage
fi

FILE=$1
REM_SUB_DIR=$2


# User
user=$(whoami)
REM_DIR="${HOME}/Documents/Nextcloud/${REM_SUB_DIR}"

# Check remote dir exists
if [[ ! -d ${REM_DIR} ]]; then 
    echo "Remote directory does not exist"
    exit 1
else 
    echo "Remote directory: ${REM_DIR}"
fi

# Check local file exists
if [[ ! -e "$FILE" ]]; then
  echo "$FILE does not exist."
  exit 1
fi

if [[ "${user}" == "u9904893" ]]; then 

    if [[ -f "${REM_DIR}/${FILE}" ]]; then 
        echo "Backing up remote file to *.bak"
        cp -p "${REM_DIR}/${FILE}" "${REM_DIR}/${FILE}.bak"
    fi
    
    echo "Pushing to ${REM_DIR}..."    
    cp -p "$FILE" "${REM_DIR}"/.
    
    echo "Files on Nextcloud:"
    FILES_REM=$(find "${REM_DIR}" -name "${FILE}*")
    for f in $FILES_REM
    do
        ls -lt "$f"
    done
    
fi

echo "Done"

FILES_LOC=$(find . -name "${FILE}*")
echo "Local files:"
for f in $FILES_LOC
do
	ls -lt "$f"
done