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Mr Green

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2003-12-21

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Simple Bash backup...

#!/bin/bash


# Backup /home/mrgeen directory
rsync -arvlt /home/mrgreen/ /media/'WD Passport'/Data/

# Backup Music
rsync -arvlt /media/music/ /media/'WD Passport'/Music/

# Backup Photos
rsync -arvlt /media/Pictures/ /media/'WD Passport'/Pictures/

#pacman -Q > /media/'WD Passport'/Data/arch_packages

# Backup /etc

sudo rsync -arvlt /etc/ /media/'WD Passport/Data/etc/

I use -arvlt but I keep getting operation not permitted so some of the files are not backed up ;-(

the sudo line may need work, I read wiki guide for daily backup... but I use an external usb drive to backup once a month

have I got rsync command right?

MrG

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Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: Simple Bash backup...

Your errors are probably to do with setting permissions/times on your external hard-drive. Is it FAT32 formated.  That does not support some of this. I use

myrsync="rsync -trv"

in all my backup scripts.  Note from "rsync --help"

 -a, --archive               archive mode; equals -rlptgoD (no -H,-A,-X)

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Mr Green

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Re: Simple Bash backup...

emm yes device is FAT I think I should reformat it.... then maybe filenames etc would work correctly

So can I like drop the -a ? use maybe -rlvt instead?

Thanks

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Allan

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From: Brisbane, AU

Registered: 2007-06-09

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Re: Simple Bash backup...

That would probably be the way to go.  But first look up the options that you will be leaving out and make sure you don't need them.  I can't remember what they do of the top of my head.

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Mr Green

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Re: Simple Bash backup...

thanks...

man rsync helps... :-)

Once I get it working I can use exclude etc. for /home [mozilla cache etc...]

Would like to get rsync only to update new files rather than create a full backup each time, maybe I need log file for that [more reading!]

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Mikko777

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From: Suomi, Finland

Registered: 2006-10-30

Posts: 837

Re: Simple Bash backup...

rdiff-backup is good for you Mrgreen! <3

 community/rdiff-backup 1.0.5-4 - This is the installed version
    rdiff-backup makes incremental backups to local or remote locations

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Mr Green

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From: U.K.

Registered: 2003-12-21

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Re: Simple Bash backup...

awww man I wanted to write my own uber-geek-elite script for cli lol.... <3

Its got to be easy to setup or I will never be able to use it

thanks dude!

MrG

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jonkristian

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From: Norway

Registered: 2007-03-09

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Re: Simple Bash backup...

Just thought I'd add this to the list, http://www.boxbackup.org/

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Mr Green

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Re: Simple Bash backup...

Right got external drive setup with ext2 [label Backup for easy mounting]

Thanks

MrG

Last edited by Mr Green (2008-03-03 17:40:18)

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