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Linux Backup Script

The document describes a shell script that performs full and incremental backups to a tape device. It runs daily using cron and makes full backups on Mondays and incremental backups Tuesday through Friday. The script excludes files specified in a config file, verifies backup directories exist, and logs output.

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Linux Backup Script

The document describes a shell script that performs full and incremental backups to a tape device. It runs daily using cron and makes full backups on Mondays and incremental backups Tuesday through Friday. The script excludes files specified in a config file, verifies backup directories exist, and logs output.

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GNU tar has -g option to create incremental backups.

To make full backup on every sunday, enter:


tar -zcvf /backup/full.tar.gz /home
To make incremental backup enter:
Code:
NOW=$(date +"%d-%m-%Y")
i=$(date +"%Hh%Mm%Ss")
FILE="i.$NOW-$i.tar.gz"
tar -g /root/gnutar.incremental.txt -zcvf /backup/$FILE /home

Read man page for more info:


Code:
man tar

Other script
#!/bin/bash
# A UNIX / Linux shell script to backup dirs to tape device like /dev/st0
(linux)
# This script make both full and incremental backups.
# You need at two sets of five tapes. Label each tape as Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and
Fri.
# You can run script at midnight or early morning each day using cronjons.
# The operator or sys admin can replace the tape every day after the script has
done.
# Script must run as root or configure permission via sudo.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------# Copyright (c) 1999 Vivek Gite <vivek@nixcraft.com>
# This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------# This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)
# Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------# Last updated on : March-2003 - Added log file support.
# Last updated on : Feb-2007 - Added support for excluding files / dirs.
# ------------------------------------------------------------------------LOGBASE=/root/backup/log
# Backup dirs; do not prefix /
BACKUP_ROOT_DIR="home sales"
# Get todays day like Mon, Tue and so on
NOW=$(date +"%a")
# Tape devie name
TAPE="/dev/st0"
# Exclude file
TAR_ARGS=""
EXCLUDE_CONF=/root/.backup.exclude.conf
# Backup Log file
LOGFIILE=$LOGBASE/$NOW.backup.log
# Path to binaries
TAR=/bin/tar
MT=/bin/mt

MKDIR=/bin/mkdir
#
#
#
#
#
#
#
[

-----------------------------------------------------------------------Excluding files when using tar


Create a file called $EXCLUDE_CONF using a text editor
Add files matching patterns such as follows (regex allowed):
home/vivek/iso
home/vivek/*.cpp~
------------------------------------------------------------------------f $EXCLUDE_CONF ] && TAR_ARGS="-X $EXCLUDE_CONF"

#### Custom functions #####


# Make a full backup
full_backup(){
local old=$(pwd)
cd /
$TAR $TAR_ARGS -cvpf $TAPE $BACKUP_ROOT_DIR
$MT -f $TAPE rewind
$MT -f $TAPE offline
cd $old
}
# Make a partial backup
partial_backup(){
local old=$(pwd)
cd /
$TAR $TAR_ARGS -cvpf $TAPE -N "$(date -d '1 day ago')" $BACKUP_ROOT_DIR
$MT -f $TAPE rewind
$MT -f $TAPE offline
cd $old
}
# Make sure all dirs exits
verify_backup_dirs(){
local s=0
for d in $BACKUP_ROOT_DIR
do
if [ ! -d /$d ];
then
echo "Error : /$d directory does not exits!"
s=1
fi
done
# if not; just die
[ $s -eq 1 ] && exit 1
}
#### Main logic ####
# Make sure log dir exits
[ ! -d $LOGBASE ] && $MKDIR -p $LOGBASE
# Verify dirs
verify_backup_dirs
# Okay let us start backup procedure
# If it is monday make a full backup;
# For Tue to Fri make a partial backup
# Weekend no backups
case $NOW in
Mon)
full_backup;;
Tue|Wed|Thu|Fri)
partial_backup;;

*) ;;
esac > $LOGFILE 2>&1

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