automate linux config files with python
import os
import shutil

Backup Linux Config Files

def backup_configs(configs, backup_dir):
os.makedirs(backup_dir, exist_ok=True)
for config in configs:
if os.path.exists(config):
dest = os.path.join(backup_dir, os.path.basename(config))
shutil.copy(config, dest)
print(f"Backed up {config} to {dest}")
else:
print(f"Config {config} does not exist.")

Example usage

backup_configs(["/etc/hosts", "/etc/fstab"], "/backup/configs")

Restore Files from Backup

def restore_configs(backup_dir, destination_dir):
for file in os.listdir(backup_dir):
src = os.path.join(backup_dir, file)
dest = os.path.join(destination_dir, file)
shutil.copy(src, dest)
print(f"Restored {src} to {dest}")

Example usage

restore_configs("/backup/configs", "/etc")