jan, forget about making that script :-) there are lots out there. try rsnapshot. http://www.rsnapshot.org/ it is written in perl script and still based in rsync. by the end of the week, your /backup folder will contain, daily.0 daily.1 daily.2 daily.3 daily.4 daily.5 daily.6
you can also save it into weekly,monthly,etc...depends on your requirements. all you need to do is configure its config file, how many backup it will store, and the location of the source and destination...... warren On 4/25/07, jan gestre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 4/24/07, Edel SM <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > have you tried rdiff-backup <http://www.nongnu.org/rdiff-backup/>? > that's what i am using. i have my cron job running every 4am everyday. i've read about it, my problem is to make an incremental backup script that works :D On 4/24/07, jan gestre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > On 4/24/07, Ian Dexter R. Marquez <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > wrote: > > > Hi, Jan: > > > > > > The proof of the pudding is in the eating. ;) You'd have to test the > > > script first, preferably in a nondestructive way. > > > > > > What I usually do is set up some mock directories, add some files > and > > > test the backup script. > > > > > > Looking at your script, since you're doing the backup locally, > there's > > > no need for the [EMAIL PROTECTED]: variables. There's also a > > > syntax error in the $OPTS variable: > > > > > > > -backup-dir=$BACKUP_HOME/$BACKUPDIR -av" > > > > > > should be > > > > > > --backup-dir= ... > > > > > > Note the two leading dashes. > > > > > > It's also a good thing to set up all your variables at the start of > > > the script. Call me an O.C. but here's what I would do: > > > > > > <script> > > > #!/bin/sh > > > > > > SRCDIR=/home/d3m/source > > > BAKHOME=/home/d3m/backup > > > BAKDIR=`date +%A` > > > LOGDIR=/home/d3m/log > > > TMPDIR=/home/d3m/tmp > > > OPTS="-av --force --ignore-errors --delete --backup > > > --backup-dir=$BAKHOME/$BAKDIR" > > > RSYNC=/usr/bin/rsync > > > > > > # Start > > > date > $LOGDIR/backup.$BAKDIR.log > > > > > > # Cleanup > > > [ -d $TMPDIR ] || mkdir $TMPDIR > > > $RSYNC --delete -a $TMPDIR $BAKHOME/$BAKDIR > > > rm -rf $TMPDIR > > > > > > # Backup > > > $RSYNC $OPTS $SRCDIR $BAKHOME/current >> $LOGDIR/backup.$BAKDIR.log > > > > > > exit 0 > > > </script> > > > > > > > > > > scenario is that the /home directory will be backed up using an > external > > > > hard drive attached to the local machine. i already formatted this > drive > > and > > > > named the partition /backup, however i did not auto mount it using > > fstab, is > > > > it advisable to auto mount it? > > > > > > Provided that it is attached to the box, you can just mount it using > > > > the script, then unmount it afterwards. Quite useless if it's always > > > attached, but safe nevertheless. > > > > > > Hope these help. Good luck with the script. > > > > > > > > ian, > > > > i tried to run the script i posted but i got so many errors too many > to > > mention, dunno the proper syntax, i thought it came from trend's KB :D > > > > i'll give your's a try, will keep you posted. thanks. > > > > > > jan > > > > _________________________________________________ > > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) > Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List [email protected] (#PLUG @ irc.free.net.ph) Read the Guidelines: http://linux.org.ph/lists Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
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