cron.sh

#!/bin/bash
sdpath="/home/chip/bin/NodeServer"; #path where you were when you cloned the sd repo
exec 2>> $sdpath/logs/cron.sh.log; #redirect standard error to the log file.
if $sdpath/schedownload/downloads.sh; then
    echo "">$sdpath/schedownload/downloads.sh;
fi

if lsblk|grep sda1; then #if the thumbdrive is present
    mount /dev/sda1 /media/USB1/;
    /usr/sbin/i2cset -f -y 0 0x34 0x93 0x1;
elif lsblk|grep sda; then
    mount /dev/sda /media/USB1/;
    /usr/sbin/i2cset -f -y 0 0x34 0x93 0x1;
else
    echo "$(date): thumbdrive not present">>$sdpath/logs/cron.sh.log
fi
if cp $sdpath/files/* /media/USB1/ &&
        #uncomment the following line if you do NOT want files accessible from the server, but only from the thumbdrive.
        #rm /home/chip/bin/NodeServer/files/* &&
        umount /dev/sda1;then
    echo "$(date): Downloads copied to drive">>$sdpath/logs/cron.sh.log;
    else echo "$(date): error copying to thumbdrive">>$sdpath/logs/cron.sh.log
fi
/usr/sbin/i2cset -f -y 0 0x34 0x93 0x0