The latest articles on DEV Community by Mohammad (@mkhnoori). https://dev.to/mkhnoori https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F1962144%2F5d734ec5-b1ea-4d5f-afa6-964bb4a302fe.png https://dev.to/mkhnoori en Mohammad Thu, 05 Dec 2024 14:30:07 +0000 https://dev.to/mkhnoori/system-automation-using-python-o8p https://dev.to/mkhnoori/system-automation-using-python-o8p <p>automate linux config files with python<br> import os<br> import shutil</p> <h1> Backup Linux Config Files </h1> <p>def backup_configs(configs, backup_dir):<br> os.makedirs(backup_dir, exist_ok=True)<br> for config in configs:<br> if os.path.exists(config):<br> dest = os.path.join(backup_dir, os.path.basename(config))<br> shutil.copy(config, dest)<br> print(f"Backed up {config} to {dest}")<br> else:<br> print(f"Config {config} does not exist.")</p> <h1> Example usage </h1> <p>backup_configs(["/etc/hosts", "/etc/fstab"], "/backup/configs")</p> <h1> Restore Files from Backup </h1> <p>def restore_configs(backup_dir, destination_dir):<br> for file in os.listdir(backup_dir):<br> src = os.path.join(backup_dir, file)<br> dest = os.path.join(destination_dir, file)<br> shutil.copy(src, dest)<br> print(f"Restored {src} to {dest}")</p> <h1> Example usage </h1> <p>restore_configs("/backup/configs", "/etc")</p>