Hello all,

i want to create a script to take backup of specific directories.

eg: abc, xyz and bcd directories in root directory

cd /
find . -name <....> |backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0

how can i list only abc, xyz and bcd directories in the search.

Thanks in advance.

hope i'm clear.

Regards,
Suhail

<suhailh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Hello all,
>
> i want to create a script to take backup of specific directories.
>
> eg: abc, xyz and bcd directories in root directory
>
> cd /
> find . -name <....> |backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0
>
> how can i list only abc, xyz and bcd directories in the search.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> hope i'm clear.
>
> Regards,
> Suhail

You can do multiple find command into a file that you will use as your list.

find /abc -name X >backuplist
find /xyz -name X >>backuplist
find /bcd -name X >>backuplist
backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0 <backuplist

Or something like that.

> > i want to create a script to take backup of specific directories.
> >
> > eg: abc, xyz and bcd directories in root directory
> >
> > cd /
> > find . -name <....> |backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0
> >
> > how can i list only abc, xyz and bcd directories in the search.
> >
>
> You can do multiple find command into a file that you will use as your
list.
>
> find /abc -name X >backuplist
> find /xyz -name X >>backuplist
> find /bcd -name X >>backuplist
> backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0 <backuplist
>
> Or something like that.
>
>
this is the holistic way.
I recommend using separate backups. So if you will ever need a selective
restore you can simply skip the unwanted dirs and save a lot of time. To
make it even better you can backup the backuplist(s) as the first backup on
you tape.
But better use the norewind device instead.

I recommend cpio over the backup command, cause you can restore a cpio on
really every machine in the universe. Not a matter in a true blue shop.

---
Uli (BOFH: linked tape device to /dev/null, never got a faster backup...)

"Uli Link" <Ulrich--nO--(dot)-sPAM--Link@Epost.de> wrote in message
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>
>
> this is the holistic way.

Hence my name!

;-)

"Dirk Gently" <holitisc@detective.agency> wrote in message news:<CowUa.12687$Wh.1266139@news20.bellglobal.com >...
> <suhailh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:bde918fd.0307260617.7adc61a0@posting.google.c om...
> > Hello all,
> >
> > i want to create a script to take backup of specific directories.
> >
> > eg: abc, xyz and bcd directories in root directory
> >
> > cd /
> > find . -name <....> |backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0
> >
> > how can i list only abc, xyz and bcd directories in the search.
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> > hope i'm clear.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Suhail
>
> You can do multiple find command into a file that you will use as your list.
>
> find /abc -name X >backuplist
> find /xyz -name X >>backuplist
> find /bcd -name X >>backuplist
> backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0 <backuplist
>
> Or something like that.

What's wrong with:

find /var /tmp /home | backup -ivqf /backupdir/filename

?

Works here.

Steve

"Steve Nottingham" <steve@wakefieldrfc.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> "Dirk Gently" <holitisc@detective.agency> wrote in message
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> > <suhailh@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:bde918fd.0307260617.7adc61a0@posting.google.c om...
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > i want to create a script to take backup of specific directories.
> > >
> > > eg: abc, xyz and bcd directories in root directory
> > >
> > > cd /
> > > find . -name <....> |backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0
> > >
> > > how can i list only abc, xyz and bcd directories in the search.
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance.
> > >
> > > hope i'm clear.
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > > Suhail
> >
> > You can do multiple find command into a file that you will use as your
list.
> >
> > find /abc -name X >backuplist
> > find /xyz -name X >>backuplist
> > find /bcd -name X >>backuplist
> > backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0 <backuplist
> >
> > Or something like that.
>
> What's wrong with:
>
> find /var /tmp /home | backup -ivqf /backupdir/filename
>

I've been doing shell scripts for years, and I learn something every day!
Cool!

find /var /tmp /home | backup -ivqf /backupdir/filename

i tried this but doesn't work with me, i'm running AIX 5.1?

anyway i did it with tar.

thanks for all your time, i will still try to find an option to use backup.

if anyone has other ideas, please send it.

Regards,



"Uli Link" <Ulrich--nO--(dot)-sPAM--Link@Epost.de> wrote in message news:<bfuvn4$ji0$04$1@news.t-online.com>...
> > > >
> > > > i want to create a script to take backup of specific directories.
> > > >
> > > > eg: abc, xyz and bcd directories in root directory
> > > >
> >
> > What's wrong with:
> >
> > find /var /tmp /home | backup -ivqf /backupdir/filename
> >
>
> Wow!
> checked find syntax on Solaris 2.6, works there too even with the
> omitted -print!
> Seems to be portable too, surprise, surprise!
>
> better use relative paths for backup. Easier to restore to a different
> location than stripping the leading slash afterwards.
>
> ---
> Uli

suhailh@yahoo.com (suhailh@yahoo.com) wrote in message news:<bde918fd.0308022137.15ac37fd@posting.google. com>...
> find /var /tmp /home | backup -ivqf /backupdir/filename
>
> i tried this but doesn't work with me, i'm running AIX 5.1?
>

Should work with 5.1, as that's the version I tested it on.

Steve

i will try again and let you know.

Thanks for your response.

Regards,

Suhail

steve@wakefieldrfc.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Nottingham) wrote in message news:<42862645.0308040827.34d47271@posting.google. com>...
> suhailh@yahoo.com (suhailh@yahoo.com) wrote in message news:<bde918fd.0308022137.15ac37fd@posting.google. com>...
> > find /var /tmp /home | backup -ivqf /backupdir/filename
> >
> > i tried this but doesn't work with me, i'm running AIX 5.1?
> >
>
> Should work with 5.1, as that's the version I tested it on.
>
> Steve

Hello All,

thank you very much for your response.

find /abc /xyz -print |backup -ivqf /dev/rmt0

this worked for me.

i really appreciate all those who have helped me.

Regards,

Suhail


Michael W Ryder <mwryder@_earthlink_.net> wrote in message news:<KR0_a.3260$Nf3.2128@newsread4.news.pas.earth link.net>...
> suhailh@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > i will try again and let you know.
> >
> > Thanks for your response.
> >
>
> You could try adding -print after the last directory in the list and see
> what happens. You might also want to send the output to logfiles to
> verify that everything worked correctly. That is what I do with our
> backup. It has worked fine since 3.2.25.
>
>
> > Regards,
> >
> > Suhail
> >
> > steve@wakefieldrfc.freeserve.co.uk (Steve Nottingham) wrote in message news:<42862645.0308040827.34d47271@posting.google. com>...
> >
> >>suhailh@yahoo.com (suhailh@yahoo.com) wrote in message news:<bde918fd.0308022137.15ac37fd@posting.google. com>...
> >>
> >>>find /var /tmp /home | backup -ivqf /backupdir/filename
> >>>
> >>>i tried this but doesn't work with me, i'm running AIX 5.1?
> >>>
> >>
> >>Should work with 5.1, as that's the version I tested it on.
> >>
> >>Steve