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This works on Linux, Unix and Mac OS X orlater, which I just checkeddoes have cron and the /etc/cronta file. It will create incremental backups. For Mac users, this can be a way to add additional backups to Time Machine.
To schedule it regularly, you add the favorite line to the /etc/crontab file. (I use Nano in Linux.)
02 00 * * * /<path to dir>/bakup.sh
To make the script executable run the following commaind
chmod +x backup.sh
Now for the script:
There you go. It's just a simple script.
To schedule it regularly, you add the favorite line to the /etc/crontab file. (I use Nano in Linux.)
02 00 * * * /<path to dir>/bakup.sh
To make the script executable run the following commaind
chmod +x backup.sh
Now for the script:
#!/bin/bash
cat << here
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Sinister Porpoise Computing Backup Script
Test script for creating multiple
backup files.
Lara Landis
11/10/2017
Personal Bash Script
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
here
echo "Now creating backup files..."
x=1
y=1
if -e [[ "backup.tar.gz" ]]; then
x=1
while (x=1)
do
if -e [[ "backup" +y +".tar.gz" ]]; then
x=1
y=y+1
else
tar -czvf "backup" + y + ".tar.gz" /home
x=0
fi
done
else
tar -cvzf "backuptar.gz" /home
fi;
There you go. It's just a simple script.
