Re: [newbie] adding date to tar.gz file?
On Tue, 26 Mar 2002 19:50:09 -0500 Hanan Shargi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jhon, > > Wold you do me a favoure and post that script ? > > :) > > - > Hanan AL-Shargi I don't mind at all. Just keep in mind that this is a simple backup for my bookmarks and a couple other things, not an entire system or home directory backup. I'm sure there are plenty of better ways to accomplish this also. This just happens to be one that I figured out on my own (aside from the date thing :)) #!/bin/sh backupname="backup-$(date +%m-%d-%y)" mkdir /home/jon/backup/sylpheed/ mkdir /home/jon/backup/gaimlogs/ cp /home/jon/.netscape/bookmarks.html /home/jon/backup/ cp /home/jon/.gaim/logs/* /home/jon/backup/gaimlogs/ cp /home/jon/.kde2/share/apps/konqueror/bookmarks.xml /home/jon/backup/ cp /home/jon/.sylpheed/* /home/jon/backup/sylpheed/ tar -czf $backupname.tar.gz backup rm -r /home/jon/backup/* Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] adding date to tar.gz file?
Thanks! Thats exactly what I was looking for! Reading man date right now :) Sheesh, been using linux for over a year now and still feel like a newbie...lol. Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] adding date to tar.gz file?
Jon,
Well, since Gerald was kind enough to help me out with some
programming, here's my opportunity to give back in kind :-)
The following Perl script will do what you want, as I don't
know of any tar command that will.
Run this script as a cron job.
Miark
--- The following line is the first line of the script --
#!/usr/bin/perl
$precious_data = "~/whatever"; # What do you want to backup?
$archive_dir = "~/wherever"; # In which dir do you store backups?
$date = `date +%m-%d-%y`; chomp($date);
$archive_file = "backup-${date}.tar.gz";
$archive_path = $archive_dir . "/" . $archive_file;
$tar_command = "tar -czf $archive_path $precious_data";
exec $tar_command;
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Re: [newbie] adding date to tar.gz file?
Yes, I do everything the hard way :-) Didn't even occur to me to use the back ticks in the command itself. Shows you how often I use back ticks. Miark Tim Holmes <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spoke thusly: > Just add an executable line to the name of the tar.gz by using date. > Pretty simple. I do it all the time. > > tar -zxf /path/to/file-`date +%m-%d-%y`.tar.gz /path/to/dir/to/backup > > You'll end up with /path/to/file-03-26-02.tar.gz > > Check out date --help for all the possible flags, so you can get your > tar file as specific as you'd like. Including the time, just the day > and month, format, etc; > > Hope that helps ya. > tdh > > -- > > T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 > > | I have a script I use to backup some important files in my home directory. It >works fine but I would like it to add the curent date to the file name IE: >backup-03-26-02.tar.gz instead of just backup.tar.gz > | Any suggestions on how to do this? I looked in the tar man and tar howto but >couldn't find exact syntax for the current date. > | thanks > | > > | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com > > `--- > > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
Re: [newbie] adding date to tar.gz file?
Just add an executable line to the name of the tar.gz by using date. Pretty simple. I do it all the time. tar -zxf /path/to/file-`date +%m-%d-%y`.tar.gz /path/to/dir/to/backup You'll end up with /path/to/file-03-26-02.tar.gz Check out date --help for all the possible flags, so you can get your tar file as specific as you'd like. Including the time, just the day and month, format, etc; Hope that helps ya. tdh -- T. Holmes | UNIXTECHS.org | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | UIN: 17021091 | I have a script I use to backup some important files in my home directory. It works |fine but I would like it to add the curent date to the file name IE: |backup-03-26-02.tar.gz instead of just backup.tar.gz | Any suggestions on how to do this? I looked in the tar man and tar howto but |couldn't find exact syntax for the current date. | thanks | | Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? | Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com `--- Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
[newbie] adding date to tar.gz file?
I have a script I use to backup some important files in my home directory. It works fine but I would like it to add the curent date to the file name IE: backup-03-26-02.tar.gz instead of just backup.tar.gz Any suggestions on how to do this? I looked in the tar man and tar howto but couldn't find exact syntax for the current date. thanks Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com
