I have (hopefully) taken on everybody's suggestions, Here is the current script :)
#!/bin/sh # Variables: # Determine backup level incrementalfile="/srv/tar_incremental_file" if [ -f $incrementalfile ] then backuplevel="date +%w" else backuplevel="0" rm $incrementalfile > /dev/null 2>&1 fi zparameters="a -si -mhe=on -ppassword -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on -l" zfilename="Daily backup - $(date +"%a %h %H%M %d-%m-%Y").$backuplevel.tar.7z" backuppath="/srv/allsocool /etc" backupslocation="/srv/backups" tarparameters="cf - --listed-incremental=$incrementalfile" # cd to directory for output file cd $backupslocation #tar $tarparameters $backuppath | 7z $zparameters $zfilename tar $tarparameters $backuppath | 7z a -si test.tar.7z # Finally perform an rsync backup home nightly. rsync -avz /srv/allsocool/ hostname:/srv/allsocool/ ############################################################ All of the elements are on single lines, Some testing indicatets that the remaining error is surrounding the 7z command line. the individual components seem to ecpand correctly:- jupiter:~# echo "a -si -mhe=on -ppassword -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on -l" a -si -mhe=on -ppassword -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on -l jupiter:~# echo "Daily backup - $(date +"%a %h %H%M %d-%m-%Y").$backuplevel.tar.7z" Daily backup - Fri Jan 2039 14-01-2011..tar.7z jupiter:~# doing:- tar $tarparameters $backuppath results in copius material to console :-) and the simple form of the 7z arguments works. Adrian -- 24x7x365 != 24x7x52 Stupid or bad maths? <erno> hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to ping, it works completely, I just can't figure out where in my apartment it is. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/aanlktiktukft272v_xo1zwi2-ssqwmrodcsy8qgng...@mail.gmail.com
