Hello, You may want to check out the LBackup source code as a possible starting point if you are looking to create your own customised backup script : http://www.lbackup.org/source
Disclaimer : I am involved with the development of LBackup. -------------------------------------------------------------------- This email is protected by LBackup, an open source backup solution http://www.lbackup.org On 5/09/2014, at 9:17 AM, Chris <cpoll...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2014-09-04 at 17:00 -0400, Kevin Korb wrote: >> Do you actually have any snapshots currently? From the scripts you >> posted it seems to just be rsyncing to the same dir every run and only >> claiming to be making snapshots. If you do have snapshots now then >> something else is happening in addition to this script. > > It was pointed out to me in a direct message that I had inadvertently > posted the same scripts (full backup) in pastebin. Here are the correct > one. > > Full > http://pastebin.com/dEk7kBip > > Snapshot > http://pastebin.com/H7SuABN1 > >> >> On 09/04/2014 04:58 PM, Chris wrote: >>> On Thu, 2014-09-04 at 12:46 -0400, Kevin Korb wrote: >>>> The scripts you posted look the same to me. And I don't see any >>>> form of snapshotting. The $NOW variable is set and is echoed but >>>> it is never actually used. For an rsync snapshot I would expect >>>> to see either rsync --link-dest or a cp -al depending on the age >>>> of the script. >>>> >>>> The only reason to need two scripts would be because the >>>> snapshot would need 3 dirs to work with (the source, the target, >>>> and the previous backup) but that could also be handled with 1 >>>> script and a simple existing check. >>>> >>>> On 09/04/2014 12:30 PM, Chris wrote: >>>>> I have two scripts that a kind soul on this list wrote for me >>>>> over 4yrs ago. I got to looking at them the other day because >>>>> my old box crashed and had to build a new one also got a new >>>>> backup USB drive since I'm still copying over things from the >>>>> old one. The first one is for a full backup: >>>>> >>>>> http://pastebin.com/XF6Zm42A >>>>> >>>>> Works great, does exactly what it's supposed to do. The second >>>>> is for a 'snapshot' which is where I get a bit confused. I >>>>> would think that a 'snapshot' would be just the changed files >>>>> either since the last full backup or since the last 'snapshot' >>>>> the night before. It seems though that it's actually the same >>>>> as a full backup. I don't profess to be a script person so I >>>>> have no idea if it's doing what it should or something needs to >>>>> be changed. Below is the 2nd script: >>>>> >>>>> http://pastebin.com/MkBzJnux >>>>> >>>>> Any advice would be appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Chris >>>>> >>>> >>> Thanks Kevin, I guess for now I'll leave them as they are until I >>> can get smart on scripting. >>> >>> Chris >>> >> > > > -- > Chris > 31.11°N 97.89°W (Elev. 1092 ft) > 16:13:32 up 1 day, 7:44, 1 user, load average: 0.13, 0.27, 0.33 > Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, kernel 3.13.0-35-generic > > -- > Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. > To unsubscribe or change options: > https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync > Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html -- Please use reply-all for most replies to avoid omitting the mailing list. To unsubscribe or change options: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/listinfo/rsync Before posting, read: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
