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

[Francisco Ares <frares@gmail.com>]

On Tue, Dec 22, 2009 at 2:16 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
> Francisco Ares wrote:
>>
>> I probably didn't  get the point, but what about a simple "tar"?
>>
>> #! /bin/bash
>> tar -cjvpf /tmp/home.tbz /home
>> mv /tmp/home.tbz /some/where/else
>>
>> unless you're thinking on incremental back up, and more sophisticated
>> things.
>>
>> Francisco
>>
>>
>
> Well, I want to start off making a small script.  Maybe get a little more
> complicated later on.  I do want to do incremental backups, at least at
> first.  I may later on use tar and something to keep say two copies and then
> delete the older ones.
> Just trying to get my feet wet here.  Trying to be simple at first and go
> from there.  If I try to cram to much in my head at one time, I get brain
> lock.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>
>

Well, there are a couple of tools to make your script quite simple:

http://www.linuxhowtos.org/Tips%20and%20Tricks/unison.htm
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/7712
http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/trench/16061.html
http://webtools.live2support.com/linux/rsync.php
http://www.linuxquestions.org/questions/linux-general-1/sync-a-usb-flash-drive-with-hd-folders-possible-522875/
http://www.linux.com/news/enterprise/storage/8200-back-up-like-an-expert-with-rsync
http://www.unixtutorial.org/2008/09/how-to-synchronize-directories-with-rsync/

Hope this helps
Francisco

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