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#!/usr/bin/python
#program: backup_v2.py - main module

import os

def newline():
	print '\n'

def splash():
	
	splashy = True
	while splashy:
		print '''

                  BackupPy - a python backup script


                     Copyright (c) 2006 Sean Wahl







            This Software is Placed under the MIT License
                    see LICENSE for the full text.


                        press enter to contine
'''
	splash_enter = raw_input('')
	if splash_enter == 		
## tests each app by running them
def app_test(a, b, c):
	global auto_menu
	auto_menu = ' '
	
	if os.system(a) == 0:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + a
	elif os.system(a) == 1:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + x
	else:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + x
	
	if os.system(b) == 0:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + a
	elif os.system(b) == 1:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + x
	else:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + x	
	
	if os.system(c) == 0:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + a
	elif os.system(c) == 1:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + x
	else:
		auto_menu = auto_menu + x
		
## touch the compression test, test data
os.system('touch /tmp/test.me')

## setup the varibles that handle the programs

prog_zip = 'zip'
prog_bzip = 'bzip2'
prog_tar = 'tar'
#prog_lzma =

## set up the command lines for the test

prog_a = prog_bzip + ' -9fkvv /tmp/test.me &> /dev/null'
prog_b = prog_zip + ' -h &> /dev/null'
prog_c = prog_tar + ' --help &> /dev/null'
#prog_d = prog_lzma + ''

## Pass the above varibles to the test loop
app_test(prog_a, prog_b, prog_c)

##remove the test file
os.system('rm /tmp/test.me*')

# Display Splash
splash()

#display menu