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wiki:backup_date [2011/05/26 13:39] – [Backup with Date and Time] Guywiki:backup_date [2011/05/26 16:50] (current) – [Backup with Date and Time] Guy
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 ====== Backup with Date and Time ====== ====== Backup with Date and Time ======
  
-Following is a guide on how to save a backup or encrypted backup with the date and time. You need to be using backup or encrypted backup. After a predetermined number of backups are created with the date and time (the default is 5), each time a new backup is created, the oldest is deleted.+Following is a guide on how to save a backup or encrypted backup with the date and time. You need to be using backup or encrypted backup. After a predetermined number of backups are created (the default is 5), each time a new backup is created, the oldest is deleted.
  
 The date and time is in the order year, month, day, then hours, minutes and seconds. This keeps the backup files in order. The date and time is in the order year, month, day, then hours, minutes and seconds. This keeps the backup files in order.
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 <code>#!/bin/sh <code>#!/bin/sh
  
-# This saves a copy of mydata.tgz or mydata.tgz.bfe with the date and time.+# This saves a copy of backup or encrypted backup with the date and time.
  
 PART=$(cat /opt/.backup_device) PART=$(cat /opt/.backup_device)
 +MYDAT=$(cat /etc/sysconfig/mydata)
 DATE=$(date +"%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S") DATE=$(date +"%Y.%m.%d-%H.%M.%S")
-DATABACK=Data-$DATE.tgz +DATABACK=$MYDAT-$DATE.tgz 
-CRYPTBACK=Data-$DATE.tgz.bfe+CRYPTBACK=$MYDAT-$DATE.tgz.bfe
 cd /mnt/$PART cd /mnt/$PART
-cp mydata.tgz $DATABACK +cp $MYDAT.tgz $DATABACK 
-cp mydata.tgz.bfe $CRYPTBACK+cp $MYDAT.tgz.bfe $CRYPTBACK
  
 # This deletes the oldest if there are more than the number you select (the default is 5). # This deletes the oldest if there are more than the number you select (the default is 5).
  
-NUMBACK=$(ls Data-2* | wc -l)+NUMBACK=$(ls "$MYDAT"-2* | wc -l)
 while [ $NUMBACK -gt 5 ]  # Change 5 to the number of backups you want to keep. while [ $NUMBACK -gt 5 ]  # Change 5 to the number of backups you want to keep.
 do do
-ls -1t /mnt/$PART/Data-2*tg* | tail -1 | xargs /bin/rm -f +ls -1t $MYDAT-2*tg* | tail -1 | xargs /bin/rm -f 
-NUMBACK=$(ls Data-2* | wc -l)+NUMBACK=$(ls "$MYDAT"-2* | wc -l)
 done done
 </code> </code>
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