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| ====== Rsync Backup Script ====== | ====== Rsync Backup Script ====== | ||
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| + | **General Information** | ||
| This script backs up a home folder to a backup folder. | This script backs up a home folder to a backup folder. | ||
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| Lastly, it removes log files that were last modified more than 7 days ago. | Lastly, it removes log files that were last modified more than 7 days ago. | ||
| - | == backuphome.sh | + | **Checklist** |
| + | * List of source folders to backup (/ | ||
| + | * Storage mounted somewhere to backup to (/backups/ in this example) | ||
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| + | ---- | ||
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| + | ===== The Script ===== | ||
| - | < | + | < |
| #!/bin/bash | #!/bin/bash | ||
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| </ | </ | ||
| - | == Call Backup Script with Cron == | + | ==== Call Backup Script with Cron ==== |
| - | Edit your crontab: | + | 1) Edit your crontab: |
| - | < | + | < |
| crontab -e | crontab -e | ||
| </ | </ | ||
| - | and schedule | + | 2) Schedule |
| - | < | + | < |
| # minute (m), hour (h), day of month (dom), month (mon), | # minute (m), hour (h), day of month (dom), month (mon), | ||
| # and day of week (dow) or use ' | # and day of week (dow) or use ' | ||