On Thursday 20 September 2001 8:53 pm, Dennis J. Tuchler wrote:
I would like to back up all the directories, etc on a particular partition.
~ As CRON Jobs, it sometimes comes in handy, to back-up, 3 small jobs, morning & afternoon . . . then , if, lightening strikes, one can re-install, then restore the 3 backups, and, God & Murphy willing, all should be well :) ............................................. #!/bin/sh # backup /etc /root /boot /usr/local # exec tar czvf /bup/etc`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz /etc /root /boot /usr/local .................................... #!/bin/sh # backup /home # exec tar czvf /bup/home`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz /home ................................................... #!/bin/sh # backup /var # exec tar czvf /bup/var`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz /var/named /var/cron/tabs /var/spool/mail /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/app-defaults /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts/greek ............................................................................... best wishes ____________ sent on Linux ____________