Hey thanks Mark! Sorry to take so long responding; I forgot to renew my domain name and wasn't getting any mail - please don't ask :} thanks again! mike
> Michael Holt wrote: >> Hey, >> I'm looking for some help on my little backup script for my server. I'm >> not a real savvy scripter so please bare with me :) >> I googled around awhile back and put together a bu script that has >> served >> my purpose well until now. It's just a few lines as you will see and I >> use it with cron to make a cdrw every morning at 3am. >> >> Now the info on my server is starting to outgrow just on cdrw (jpgs and >> such) so I would like to know how I can modify my script to be able to >> exclude either certain files or directories. I imagine that sed would >> be >> involved, but I don't completely understand that tool so I'm hoping that >> someone might be able to give me some pointers and maybe even explain >> how >> the code will work in that setting. Well, here's what I've got now: > > Michael, > > attached you'll find the one i've been using and it works flawlessly. I > can't remember his name, but it was a gentleman here on the expert list > that sent me a copy of his and I used his as a guide to cook this one up. > > enjoy... > > -- > Mark > ----------------------------------------------------------- > Paid for by Penguins against modern appliances(R) > Linux User Since 1996 > Powered by Mandrake Linux 8.2 & 9.1 > ICQ# 27816299 > #!/bin/sh > #MAILTO:mdw1982 > # ########################## > # variables for the program: > # ########################## > TAPE=/dev/st0; > HOME_FILES=/home; > DOCUMENTS=/mnt/arc_2/Documents; > WWW=/var/www; > MAIL=/var/spool/mail; > DATABASE=/var/lib/mysql; > MP3=/mnt/mp3; > LOG_PATH=/home/mdw1982/; > LOG_DIR=backup_log; > DATE=$( date +%m-%d-%Y ); > > # ########################## > # functions for program : > # ########################## > message(){ > echo ".........This is the Tape backup program.........."; > echo " ------------------------------- "; > echo ""; > echo "I've successfully completed the nightly backup of the system"; > echo "for $DATE"; > echo ""; > echo "The Log file containing the backup's contents has been written"; > echo "to $LOG_PATH."; > echo "............. END OF TRANSMISSION ................"; > } > > # does the directory to receive the backup logs exist? > # if not then we're going to create it... > checkLog(){ > for i in $( ls -d /home/mdw1982/* ); do > ITEM=$i > if [ $ITEM = $LOG_DIR ] > then > FOUND=true > else > FOUND=false > fi > done > } > > # ########################## > # main program : > # ########################## > > # putting all the goodies to the tape > find /bin /boot /etc /home /root /var /mnt/arc_2/Documents /var/www -print > | grep -iv "\./var/ftp" | sort | cpio -oaBc -O /dev/tape > > # writing out the logfile to disk > cpio -iBct -I /dev/tape > /home/mdw1982/backup_log/$( date +%m-%d-%Y > )_bkup.indx > > > # compressing the logfile > gzip -1 /home/mdw1982/backup_log/$( date +%m-%d-%Y )_bkup.indx > > # outputing message to email > message; > > # exiting the program > exit; > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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