Index: scripts/globals.sh
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diff -u -r582062f844b8b1b907be17a6de75afe704f8472d -r424ae5459e5b7d65a6211bd153f15c9ef82f9362
--- scripts/globals.sh	(.../globals.sh)	(revision 582062f844b8b1b907be17a6de75afe704f8472d)
+++ scripts/globals.sh	(.../globals.sh)	(revision 424ae5459e5b7d65a6211bd153f15c9ef82f9362)
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 LOG_LOC_ERR=service
 EXT_GZIP=gz
 EXT_PEND=u
+EXT_UPLOAD=c
 
 ERR_MISSING_FOLDER=101
 ERR_MISSING_FILE=102
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@
 POSTLOG=/tmp/post.log
 POSTERR=/tmp/post.err
 POSTOUT=/tmp/post.out
+BACKUPLOG=/tmp/backuplog.log
 POSTMSG_POSTFIX_PASSED=" passed"
 POSTMSG_POSTFIX_FAILED=" failed"
 POSTMSG_CANBUS="CANBus"
@@ -283,6 +285,9 @@
 function post_out       () { echo "$1"              >> $POSTOUT; }
 function post_out_dash  () { echo "$COMMENT_DASH$1" >> $POSTOUT; }
 
+function backup_log_dash  () { echo "$COMMENT_DASH$1" >> $BACKUPLOG; echo "$COMMENT_DASH$1" > "$COUT"; }
+function backup_log       () { echo "$1"              >> $BACKUPLOG; echo "         $1"     > "$COUT"; }
+
 function debug          () {
   echo_dash_comment
   echo_dash_message "$1"
@@ -655,35 +660,50 @@
     post_log "Log Backup failed: Missing log location"
     return $ERR_LOGBACKUP_PATH;
   fi
+  local DATE=$(date +%Y%m%d)
   local LOG_PATH="$LOG_BASE"/"$1"
   cd "$LOG_PATH"
-  for logname in $(find -type f ! -name "*.$EXT_PEND.*"); do
+
+  # Uncomment the below for debugging
+  # post_log "$LOG_PATH"
+  for logname in $(find -type f ! -name "*.$EXT_PEND.*" ! -name "*.$EXT_UPLOAD.*" ! -name "*$DATE*"); do
     name=$(basename $logname)
     base="${name%%.*}"
     ext="${name##*.}"
     exts="${name#*.}"
-    #DEBUG echo name: $base
-    #DEBUG echo ext : $ext
-    #DEBUG echo exts: $exts
+
+    backup_log "Backing up log: $name"
+    # Uncomment the below for debugging
+    # backup_log "echo name: $base"
+    # backup_log "echo ext : $ext"
+    # backup_log "echo exts: $exts"
     if [[ "$ext" == "$EXT_GZIP" ]]; then
-      mv   "$name"  "$base.u.$exts"
+      mv   "$name"  "$base.c.$exts"
     else
-      echo gzip "$name"
-      echo mv   "$name.$EXT_GZIP"  "$base.$EXT_PEND.$exts.$EXT_GZIP"
+      gzip "$name"
+      mv   "$name.$EXT_GZIP"  "$base.$EXT_PEND.$exts.$EXT_GZIP"
     fi
-    echo
   done
+  cd
 }
 
+function saveBackupLog() {
+  cat $BACKUPLOG >> $POSTLOG
+  rm $BACKUPLOG
+}
+
 function log_backup_logApp() {
+  backup_log_dash                             " Application "
   log_backup $LOG_LOC_LOG
 }
 
 function log_backup_logErr() {
+  backup_log_dash                             " Service "
   log_backup $LOG_LOC_ERR
 }
 
 function backupApplicationLogs() {
+  backup_log_dash                             " LOG BACKUP "
   log_backup_logApp
   log_backup_logErr
 }
@@ -706,12 +726,6 @@
   disableRootSSH
   cleanupPOSTLogs
 
-  #TODO commented out for now there is a bug reported [ DEN-17187 ]
-  # that if the device is off during midnight logs are not backed up on next boot up.
-  # which is what this function has to do.
-  # I have also saw some unexpected console outputs, that would like to investigate further.
-  # backupApplicationLogs
-  
   checkDemoMode
   queryOSVersion
   setupCANBus       $1
@@ -724,4 +738,6 @@
   setupBluetooth
   testTouchscreen
   testCloudSystem
+  
+  backupApplicationLogs &
 }