Executing this script halts it after the tar with the following message. -- #!/bin/sh tar -zcvf bak.tar.gz /home/user/Documents && gpg -r backup@user.local -e bak.tar.gz && rm -rf bak.tar.gz && rsync -vac --delete /home/user/Documents/bak.tar.gz.gpg /media/user/6548-2136 &&rm -rf bak.tar.gz.gpg
tar: file changed as we read it. -- I've split the script into two parts. script 1 -- tar -zcvf bak.tar.gz /home/user/Documents && & script 2 -- gpg -r backup@user.local -e bak.tar.gz && rm -rf bak.tar.gz &&rsync -vac --delete /home/user/Documents/bak.tar.gz.gpg /media/user/6548-2136 &&rm -rf bak.tar.gz.gpg -- Everything works. When setting the scripts up as cronjobs with script 2 several minutes behind each script 1. The backup file ends up stuck in my home directory . LinuX