Changed the logic to check for the pendrive itself and then the project directory on that drive and creating it if not found.

Bumped version.

install.sh

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
+
 # Figure out where the root folder of this script is on the users computer...
 current_dir=$(pwd)
 
@@ -12,12 +13,15 @@ while [ -d ~/bin/"$project_name" ];
 done
 
 # Get paths for rsync...
-echo "What is the full path for your pendrive (including any subdirectories you want to use. Trailing slashes will be added automatically)..."
+echo "What is the full path for your pendrive..."
 read -r pen
 
 echo "And what is the full path to your local directory we will syncing with?..."
 read -r local
 
+# Define the variable 'remote'...
+remote=/$pen/$project_name
+
 # Check for the 'bin' dir in the users 'Home' directory and create it if not present...
 if [ -d "$HOME"/bin ];
   then echo "$HOME/bin exists, nothing to do..."
@@ -28,11 +32,12 @@ fi
 cp -r "$current_dir" "$HOME"/bin
 
 # Rename the project directory...
-mv "$HOME"/bin/Pendrive "$HOME"/bin/"$project_name"
+mv "$HOME"/bin/USB_pendrive_backup "$HOME"/bin/"$project_name"
 
 # Set new paths in main.sh...
-sed -i "s|/pendrive/path/|${pen}/|" "$HOME"/bin/"$project_name"/main.sh
+sed -i "s|/pendrive/path/|${pen}|" "$HOME"/bin/"$project_name"/main.sh
 sed -i "s|/local/dir/path/|${local}/|" "$HOME"/bin/"$project_name"/main.sh
+sed -i "s|/full_path_to_project_dir|${remote}|" "$HOME"/bin/"$project_name"/main.sh
 
 # Edit menu entry...
 sed -i "s/name/${project_name}/" "$HOME"/bin/"$project_name"/menu.desktop

main.sh

@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 #                                             #
 # Script for backing up projects via pendrive #
 # By Peter Green                              #
-# Version 0.1                                 #
+# Version 0.2                                 #
-# Date of first version; 03-09-2022           #
+# Date of first version; 2022-09-03           #
-# Date of last update; 2022-05-08             #
+# Date of last update; 2023-01-22             #
-# Moved to my own Gitea instance 27-12-2022   #
+# Moved to my own Gitea instance 2022-12-27   #
 #                                             #
 ###############################################
 
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 # Set backup dir paths...
 pen=/pendrive/path/
 local=/local/dir/path/
+remote=/full_path_to_project_dir # Full path to project dir on pendrive.
 
 # Announce the name of the script...
 echo "
@@ -29,14 +30,18 @@ if [ -d $pen ];
                  Press 'Enter' to close this window..." && read -r && exit
 fi
 
+# Check to see if the dest dir on pendrive is present...
+if [ -d remote ];
+  then echo "Directory on pendrive found, proceeding..."
+    else echo "Directory on pendrive not found, creating... " && mkdir $remote
+fi
+
 # Give the keyboard monkey the heads up...
 echo "
 
                        ::IMPORTANT NOTE::
 
-    This script used to back-up 'incrementally' so data would have accumulated.
+    This script backs up 'incrementally' so data will accumulate."
-
-       So it's not 'so' important now to get your transfer direction right!!!"
 
 # Ask if we should send to or fetch from the pendrive...
 echo "
@@ -58,8 +63,8 @@ done
 
 # Run the backup...
 if [ "$direction" = t ];
-    then rsync -atv --progress $local $pen
+    then rsync -atv --progress $local $remote
-        else rsync -atv --progress $pen $local
+        else rsync -atv --progress $remote/ $local
 fi
 
 # Let the mouse molester know we are finished and get some engagement from them...

uninstall.sh

@@ -30,4 +30,8 @@ rm ~/.local/share/applications/"$project_name.desktop"
 cd ~/ || exit
 
 # Remove root dir...
-rm -rf ~/bin/$project_name
+rm -rf ~/bin/$project_name
+
+echo "This instance of Pendrive Backup $project_name has been removed"
+echo "Please press 'Enter to close this window..."
+read -r