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Re: Backup scripts
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TBlittlefoot |
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Re: Backup scripts |
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Fri, 30 Nov 2007 04:42:37 -0800 |
On Thu, Nov 29, 2007 at 12:26:47PM -0500, Joel J. Adamson wrote:
> Howdy,
>
> I'm using Slackware GNU/Linux 12.0 and would like to back up certain
> files in my home directory: these are just data and configuration files,
> not system files of any kind. Reading the `tar' manual I came across
> the backup scripts, on my system in /usr/bin/backup. I created a
> backup-specs file, and have gotten a bunch of errors that don't seem to
> jive with the documentation. Here's my backup-specs file:
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> # backups for joel
> #
>
> ADMINISTRATOR=joel
> #BLOCKING=8
> TAPE_FILE=/dev/sdb1
> VOLNO_FILE=/home/joel/var/backup/volno_file/
>
> BACKUP_HOUR="now"
> # BACKUP_DIRS="
> # /home/joel/ado
> # /home/joel/data
> # /home/joel/docs
> # /home/joel/svn_repo
> # /home/joel/Mail
> # /home/joel/News
> # /home/joel/lisp"
> BACKUP_FILES="
> /home/joel/office-directory
> /home/joel/.emacs
> /home/joel/.emacs-custom.el"
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
> The directories are commented out for testing purposes (to avoid doing
> the whole thing).
>
> When I run backup I get:
>
> /home/joel/etc/backup Super-User > backup -f --time=now
> backup -f --time=now
> /dev/sdb1: Invalid argument
Perhaps it needs to be mounted.
grep mount /usr/sbin/backup didn't produce anything.
Tom
- Backup scripts, Joel J. Adamson, 2007/11/30
- Re: Backup scripts,
TBlittlefoot <=
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