In <20110114120047.ga7...@hysteria.proulx.com>, Bob Proulx wrote:
>Adrian Levi wrote:
>> zparameters="a -mhe=on -pd1ckhead -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m
>> -ms=on -si" zfilename="Daily Backup - $(date +"%a %h %H%M
>> %d-%m-%Y").$backuplevel.tar.7z"
>
>Yuck! Look at all of those spaces in the
In <4d303ac4.2020...@chello.at>, Mart Frauenlob wrote:
>On 14.01.2011 11:37, Adrian Levi wrote:
>> I have (hopefully) taken on everybody's suggestions, Here is the
>> current script :)
>>
>>
>> #!/bin/sh
>>
>> # Variables:
>> # Determine backup level
>> incrementalfile="/srv/tar_incremental_file
In , Adrian Levi
wrote:
>backuplevel="0"
# Quotes are redundant.
backuplevel=0
>rm $incrementalfile > /dev/null 2>&1
>fi
>
>7zparameters='a -si -mhe=on -ppassword -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64
>-md=32m -ms=on -l'
>7zfilename='Daily backup - `date +%a" "%h" "%H%M"
>"%d-%m-%Y`.$backuplevel.tar.7z'
Oh yeah, and I think its better to put constants at the top of the file.
Makes things easier imo. Also, chose better variable names. I figured out
what they are based on how you used them but it should be the other way
around - backupoath vs backuplocation - really? How about 'source' and
'dest'?
Jochen Schulz wrote:
Adrian Levi:
This is going to be my new backup script,
I don't want to keep you from learning shell scripting, but I generally
advise against scripting your own backup solution. From my experience
the result is error prone, tends to attract feature creep and is ha
No real help here, just some general comments. First, don't cd in a script.
Use full paths - this includes defining paths to your programs (if you or
someone else put a different program with the same name that is found
earlier in your path, your script is liable to cause a big mess). Bash is
nice
On 14 January 2011 22:44, Mart Frauenlob wrote:
!
> see also:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unix_shell
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_of_command_shells
Thanks for the homework ;-)
It works now BTW...
Adrian
--
24x7x365 != 24x7x52 Stupid or bad maths?
hm. I've lost a machine.. l
On 14.01.2011 13:11, Adrian Levi wrote:
On 14 January 2011 21:51, Mart Frauenlob wrote:
[...]
Not sure exactly what bash (as compared to sh) specific things I might
be experiencing but from the man page:
"If bash is invoked with the name sh, it tries to mimic the startup
behavior of histori
On 14.01.2011 13:11, Adrian Levi wrote:
On 14 January 2011 21:51, Mart Frauenlob wrote:
in debian lenny (and previous releases) the default shell aka sh is bash.
the file /bin/sh is a symbolic link to /bin/bash.
however in squeeze afaik the default shell is dash.
so your script starting with t
On 14 January 2011 21:51, Mart Frauenlob wrote:
> in debian lenny (and previous releases) the default shell aka sh is bash.
> the file /bin/sh is a symbolic link to /bin/bash.
> however in squeeze afaik the default shell is dash.
> so your script starting with the shebang #!/bin/sh will not be ru
On 14.01.2011 12:50, Adrian Levi wrote:
I know where the error lies but not how to fix it.
zparameters="a -mhe=on -pd1ckhead -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m
-ms=on -si"
zfilename="Daily Backup - $(date +"%a %h %H%M %d-%m-%Y").$backuplevel.tar.7z"
When these two expand here:
tar $tarparamet
On 14.01.2011 11:37, Adrian Levi wrote:
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"
you want:
backuplevel
Adrian Levi wrote:
> zparameters="a -mhe=on -pd1ckhead -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m -ms=on
> -si"
> zfilename="Daily Backup - $(date +"%a %h %H%M %d-%m-%Y").$backuplevel.tar.7z"
Yuck! Look at all of those spaces in the filename! :-)
(Recalling all of the discussion over the past couple o
On 14.01.2011 10:33, Adrian Levi wrote:
I have the following bash script and it fails at line 14 and 15
(7zparameters= and 7zfilename=) I have tried everything i can think of
to get it to work, the answer has to be simple but i can't figure it.
This is going to be my new backup script, based on
I know where the error lies but not how to fix it.
zparameters="a -mhe=on -pd1ckhead -t7z -m0=lzma -mx=9 -mfb=64 -md=32m
-ms=on -si"
zfilename="Daily Backup - $(date +"%a %h %H%M %d-%m-%Y").$backuplevel.tar.7z"
When these two expand here:
tar $tarparameters $backuppath | 7z $zparameters $zfilena
On 14 January 2011 20:32, Jochen Schulz wrote:
> I don't want to keep you from learning shell scripting, but I generally
> advise against scripting your own backup solution. From my experience
> the result is error prone, tends to attract feature creep and is hard to
> deploy to new environments.
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
zpa
Adrian Levi:
>
> This is going to be my new backup script,
I don't want to keep you from learning shell scripting, but I generally
advise against scripting your own backup solution. From my experience
the result is error prone, tends to attract feature creep and is hard to
deploy to new environme
On 14 January 2011 19:46, Javier Barroso wrote:
> variable names can't start with a number, I guess this is the fail.
That was one, In all the material I read i didn't pick that one up.
--
24x7x365 != 24x7x52 Stupid or bad maths?
hm. I've lost a machine.. literally _lost_. it responds to
ping,
Am 14. Jan, 2011 schwätzte Adrian Levi so:
moin moin,
I have the following bash script and it fails at line 14 and 15
(7zparameters= and 7zfilename=) I have tried everything i can think of
to get it to work, the answer has to be simple but i can't figure it.
7zparameters='a -si -mhe=on -ppas
Hi Adrian,
On 01/14/2011 10:33 AM, Adrian Levi wrote:
I have the following bash script and it fails at line 14 and 15
(7zparameters= and 7zfilename=) I have tried everything i can think of
to get it to work, the answer has to be simple but i can't figure it.
This is going to be my new backup sc
On Friday 14 Jan 2011 09:41:34 shawn wilson wrote:
> On Jan 14, 2011 4:33 AM, "Adrian Levi" wrote:
> > I have the following bash script and it fails at line 14 and 15
> > (7zparameters= and 7zfilename=) I have tried everything i can think of
> > to get it to work, the answer has to be simple but i
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:46 AM, Javier Barroso wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Adrian Levi wrote:
>> I have the following bash script and it fails at line 14 and 15
>> (7zparameters= and 7zfilename=) I have tried everything i can think of
>> to get it to work, the answer has to be si
On Fri, Jan 14, 2011 at 10:33 AM, Adrian Levi wrote:
> I have the following bash script and it fails at line 14 and 15
> (7zparameters= and 7zfilename=) I have tried everything i can think of
> to get it to work, the answer has to be simple but i can't figure it.
variable names can't start with a
On Jan 14, 2011 4:33 AM, "Adrian Levi" wrote:
>
> I have the following bash script and it fails at line 14 and 15
> (7zparameters= and 7zfilename=) I have tried everything i can think of
> to get it to work, the answer has to be simple but i can't figure it.
>
> This is going to be my new backup s
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