From: David McInnis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Could you share your script for doing the date thing with the rest of > us? That sounds useful.
> > From: Jonathan Hilgeman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > mysqldump -uUsername -pPassword --all-databases > tmp.sql && tar -cf > > MySQL-Backup-DATE.tar.gz -z tmp.sql && rm -f tmp.sql > > I use a script (to determine DATE)... How about: mysqldump -uUsername -pPassword --all-databases > tmp.sql && \ tar -cf MySQL-Backup-`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tar.gz -z tmp.sql && \ rm -f tmp.sql Try this for an example that doesn't change anything: echo MySQL-Backup-`date +%Y-%m-%d`.tar.gz --- Rodney Broom Programmer: Desert.Net sql --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
