I agree with Jesús but recommend you to use rsync for backup purpose.
Simple google for rsync backup script.
And this link explains why:
http://www.sanitarium.net/golug/rsync_backups.html
There are a lot backup scripts using rsync out there and most of them
are written in bash so it's anyway a good idea to learn a bit bash ;)
Am 22.12.2009 11:34, schrieb Jesús Guerrero:
On Mon, 21 Dec 2009 21:22:05 -0600, Dale<rdalek1...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi folks,
Me again. I'm thinking about writing a bash script that backs up my
/home directory. I found a guide but before I read all that stuff and
muddy up the waters, is this thing current and will it work fine with
the bash Gentoo uses? Links to a even better guide would be good too.
The guide I found is here:
http://tldp.org/LDP/abs/html/
The advanced bash scripting guide will be equally valid nowadays as it was
when it was first written. A few minor edges have changed in bash in the
latest times, but you are unlikely to get touched by these unless you are
using some rare feature. After all, bash is compatible with the original
bourne shell to a big extent, and that part of its behavior never changes.
If you truly want to learn bash, I say go for it and come back when/if you
have some problem.
