Hi Peter, Could you please advise how to use your script to start backup. Also can backup start automatically at scheduled time?
Thanks in advance. B.Regards Stephen Liu On Fri, 2003-08-29 at 06:26, Peter Ruskin wrote: > On Thursday 28 Aug 2003 22:06, Pupeno wrote: > > Hello... I have one HD with a various partitions (10 GB NTFS, the > > linux swap, the /boot partition and my main partition), it is an 80 > > GB HD... I have another 80 GB HD to make back ups... what method of > > backing up do you recomend me ? Something that is fast to recover > > being that I have a whole HD to do the back up ? Something that is > > faster than doing a whole 'copy' every night ? > > Thank you. > > #====================================================================== > #! /bin/bash > # /usr/local/bin/my-rsync > ####################### > # Backup Script > ####################### > > BACKUP_TO=/mnt/backup > EXCLUDE=/usr/local/bin/rsync-exclude > > echo " Mounting boot partition..." > mount /boot -o ro > echo > echo " Mounting backup disk..." > mount $BACKUP_TO > sleep 4 > echo > echo " Performing backup..." > echo > rsync --progress --delete -av --exclude-from=$EXCLUDE / > $BACKUP_TO/rsync/ > > echo > echo " Unmounting boot and backup partitions..." > > /bin/umount -l /boot > /bin/umount -l $BACKUP_TO > > echo > echo " Spinning down backup disk..." > /sbin/hdparm -y /dev/hdc # spin down disk > #====================================================================== > # /usr/local/bin/rsync-exclude: > - /tmp/ > - /var/lib/init.d/ > - /mnt/backup/ > - /mnt/cdrom/ > - /mnt/floppy/ > - /proc/ > - /usr/portage/distfiles/ > - /root/.ccache/ > - /home/peter/.ccache/ > #====================================================================== > > Peter To Get Your Own iCareHK.com Email Address? Go To www.iCareHK.com. -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
