David Jardine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: | 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? | Yes it's a typo :) Must be tar zcvf ~/Backups/Maildir-date '+%d'.tgz ~/Maildir But the way i want is as follows: Add number 1 to the backup file and when backup next that file, delete the newer one(s) and restart with number 1.( the number 1 file will be automatically overwrite ) Say 1-maildir.tgz as first, the next backup verify if there are newer (greater of nbr 1) and delete them first and recreate with nbr 1 = 1-maildir.tgz. (This incase if older backups wheren't deleted before )
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