Script for automating nightly machine backups using rsync (bash)

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Synopsis

Script for automating nightly machine backups using rsync (bash)

Description

I do nightly backups with rsync. Over time a simple shell script wrapper plus rsync filter file has emerged from this effort. This project exists to share that work. I hope it's useful.

Installing

Place a copy of the script and filter file somewhere important like:

/etc/bak/bak-system.sh
/etc/bak/bak-system.filter

Make sure the script is executable.

In the script, modify the src and dest variables and possibly command switches to reflect your backup needs. Specify the proper path to the filter file if necessary.

DON'T FORGET to comment out the --dry-run switch assignment once you think it's ready!

It might be nice to name these files and things bak-YOURMACHINENAME.sh etc. As well as the log file if you're logging.

Put something like this in your root user's crontab:

30 02 * * * sh -c &#39;/etc/bak/bak-system.sh > /var/log/bak-system.log&#39; || echo "ERROR exit code $?"

Perhaps get logrotate involved to keep the log from getting out of control. A file like /etc/logrotate.d/bak containing:

/var/log/bak-system.log {
   rotate 7
   daily
   compress
   delaycompress
   missingok
   notifempty
}

Getting source

Get the source with darcs:

$ darcs get http://hub.darcs.net/dino/bak

Or browse the source

Contact

Dino Morelli <dino@ui3.info>

hub.darcs.net :: dino -> bak -> files