Re: [gentoo-user] Writing a bash script or thinking about it anyway.

["Christian Könitzer" <chkab@gmx.ch>]

I agree with Jesús but recommend you to use rsync for backup purpose.
Simple google for rsync backup script.
And this link explains why:
http://www.sanitarium.net/golug/rsync_backups.html

There are a lot backup scripts using rsync out there and most of them 
are written in bash so it's anyway a good idea to learn a bit bash ;)


Am 22.12.2009 11:34, schrieb Jesús Guerrero:
> On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:22:05 -0600, Dale<rdalek1967@gmail.com>  wrote:
>    
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> Me again.  I'm thinking about writing a bash script that backs up my
>> /home directory.  I found a guide but before I read all that stuff and
>> muddy up the waters, is this thing current and will it work fine with
>> the bash Gentoo uses?  Links to a even better guide would be good too.
>> The guide I found is here:
>>
>> http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
>>      
> The advanced bash scripting guide will be equally valid nowadays as it was
> when it was first written. A few minor edges have changed in bash in the
> latest times, but you are unlikely to get touched by these unless you are
> using some rare feature. After all, bash is compatible with the original
> bourne shell to a big extent, and that part of its behavior never changes.
>
> If you truly want to learn bash, I say go for it and come back when/if you
> have some problem.
>
>