On Mon, Jun 06, 2005 at 07:20:06AM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote: > > > On Mon, 6 Jun 2005, mess-mate wrote: > > > Alvin Oga <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > | > > | save it as > > | > > | /backup/mon > > | /backup/tue > > | /backup/wed > > ... > > > But can't save as /backup/mon, etc.. There is nochoice about the > > backup name except the primairy name = 'Maildir', with konserve. > > 'Maildir' is directory ( ~/Maildir/INBOX.debian ) > > there is always a choice ... too many gazillion choices.. its *unix* > > > I'm looking for a simple backup package independant of KDE. > > # > # whacky script for ~/Maildir > # > # > # for using date: 1, 2, 3, ... 30 > # pkg=`date '+%d'` > # > # for using mon, tue, wed > # pkg=`date '+%a'` > > tar zcvf /backup/pkg.tgz /home/~/Maildir
I'm always trying to learn something from you experts, but I don't understand the above command. Is it right? I would have expected tar zcvf /backup/pkg.tgz /home/*/Maildir to save everyone's files, or tar zcvf /backup/pkg.tgz ~/Maildir for a user to save his own files. Was it a typo, or is this my ignorance? > # > # end of script > > put that cleaned up and tested "1 liner" into crontab and you're done > > c ya > alvin > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- David Jardine "Running Debian GNU/Linux and loving every minute of it." -L. von Sacher-M.(1835-1895) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
