[Sheflug] Re: Backup advice

[Richard Ibbotson <xxxxx [at] xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Alex

> #!/bin/sh
> rsync -a /home/mydocs/  /home/richard/ > /dev/null 2>&1
> mkdir -p /tmp/backup
> export FILE=backup-`date +%Y%m%d`.tgz
> tar -cz /home/richard > /tmp/mybackup/$FILE
> mkisofs -r -J -o /tmp/backup.iso /tmp/backup
> # cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0,0 blank=fast
> cdrecord -v speed=2 dev=0,0,0 -data /tmp/backup.iso
> rm -rf /tmp/backup /tmp/backup.iso


Well, that's sorted it out.  I now have an image on a CD which will 
untar and that's fine as well.

Before I get started on my usual cron job marathon which is the next 
part... what kind of line do I add to the above so that the above 
activity is logged to /var/log/messages and will show up on the 
screen in front of me whilst I'm watching the messages ?

Thanks



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