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wiki:backup_date [2011/05/26 16:48] – [Backup with Date and Time] Guy | wiki:backup_date [2011/05/26 16:50] (current) – [Backup with Date and Time] Guy | ||
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- | 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 | + | 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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- | # This saves a copy of mydata.tgz | + | # This saves a copy of backup |
PART=$(cat / | PART=$(cat / |