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How to backup hard disk timely?

'data' is the directory to backup, 'backup' is directory to store snapshots. Backup files on a regular basis using hard links. Very efficient, quick. Backup data is directly available. Same as explained here : http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/rsync_time_machine.html in one line. Using du to check the size of your backups, the first backup counts for all the space, and other backups only files that have changed. Show Sample Output
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```
/backup# du -hs .
1.5G	.
/backup# du -hs *
1.4G	201008042142
15M	201008042150
24M	201008050022
/backup# du -hs 201008042142; du -hs 201008050022
1.4G	201008042142
1.4G	201008050022
```
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rsync -av --link-dest=$(ls -1d /backup/*/ | tail -1) /data/ /backup/$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)/

dooblem · 2010-08-05 19:36:24 5

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totti · 2011-11-08 12:19:48 92

Backup entire directory using rsync
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rsync -avzhP <[[user@]host1:]directory1> <[[user@]host2:]directory2>

funkjedi · 2013-04-27 03:14:23 4
Start a quick rsync daemon for fast copying on internal secure network

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```
# As client: rsync --progress -av rsync://example.com:1234/foo/ ./

use chroot = no
[foo]
	path = /home/foobar/foo/
	read only = false
```
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rsync --daemon --port 1234 --no-detach -v --config rsyncd.conf

denilsonsa · 2016-08-21 22:10:17 10
Creat a tar file for backup info

Use tar command for a backup info with a date of creation Show Sample Output
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tar --create --file /path/$HOSTNAME-etc-$(date -I).tar.gz --atime-preserve -p -P --same-owner -z /etc/
```
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tar --create --file /path/$HOSTNAME-my_name_file-$(date -I).tar.gz --atime-preserve -p -P --same-owner -z /path/

Odin_sv · 2009-09-07 04:52:12 3
create tar archive of files in a directory and its sub-directories

creates a compressed tar archive of files in /path/foo and writes to a timestamped filename in /path.
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tar czf /path/archive_of_foo.`date -I`.tgz /path/foo

Edward_Virtually · 2009-09-07 05:45:33 4
Email an svn dump

Dumps a compressed svn backup to a file, and emails the files along with any messages as the body of the email
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(svnadmin dump /path/to/repo | gzip --best > /tmp/svn-backup.gz) 2>&1 | mutt -s "SVN backup `date +\%m/\%d/\%Y`" -a /tmp/svn-backup.gz emailaddress

max · 2010-03-08 05:49:01 4
Best option set for 7zip compression of database dumps or generic text files

These re the best option combination that works fine for compressing my database dumps. It's possible that there are another option or value that might improve the compression ratio, by these are the ones that worked, the syntax for 7zr it's a little messy...
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7zr a -mx=9 -ms=on -mhc=on -mtc=off db_backup.sql.7z db_dump.sql

mandx · 2010-10-22 21:05:58 2
copy root to new device

Clone a root partition. The reason for double-mounting the root device is to avoid any filesystem overlay issues. This is particularly important for /dev. Also, note the importance of the trailing slashes on the paths when using rsync (search the man page for "slash" for more details). rsync and bash add several subtle nuances to path handling; using trailing slashes will effectively mean "clone this directory", even when run multiple times. For example: run once to get an initial copy, and then run again in single user mode just before rebooting into the new disk. Using file globs (which miss dot-files) or leaving off the trailing slash with rsync (which will create /mnt/target/root) are traps that are easy to fall into.
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mount /dev/root /mnt/root; rsync -avHX /mnt/root/ /mnt/target/

jharr · 2011-08-24 14:29:17 3
Archive all files that have not been modified in the last days

Finally, we can make the file "unchangeable" sudo chattr +i
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find /protocollo/paflow -type f -mtime +5 | xargs tar -cvf /var/dump-protocollo/`date '+%d%m%Y'_archive.tar`

0disse0 · 2012-02-03 16:24:08 2
Copy files for backup storage

Backup a whole directory copying only updated files.
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cp -auv /SorceDirectory/ /ParentDestination/

joeseggiola · 2012-03-04 13:04:03 2
Reads a CD/DVD and creates an dvdisaster iso image with the advanced RS02 method.
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dvdisaster -vr --defective-dump . --internal-rereads 5 --raw-mode 20 --read-attempts 1-23 --read-raw --speed-warning 12 --adaptive-read --auto-suffix --read-medium 2 && dvdisaster -vc -mRS02 --raw-mode 20 --read-raw --auto-suffix

brubaker · 2012-07-19 03:01:00 3
Backup a file with a date-time stamp

Appends the input file with the date format YYYY-MM-DD.bak. Also runs silently if you remove the -v on the cp at the end of the function.
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buf () { oldname=$1; if [ "$oldname" != "" ]; then datepart="$(date +%Y-%m-%d).bak"; firstpart=`echo $oldname | cut -d "." -f 1`; newname=`echo $oldname | sed s/$firstpart/$firstpart.$datepart/`; cp -iv ${oldname} ${newname}; fi }

juliushibert · 2012-08-15 08:31:44 2
Backup with versioning
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& 'C:\cwRsync_5.5.0_x86_Free\bin\rsync.exe' --force --ignore-errors --no-perms --chmod=ugo=rwX --checksum --delete --backup --backup-dir="_EVAC/$(Get-Date -Format "yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss")" --whole-file -a -v "//MyServer/MyFolder" "/cygdrive/c/Backup"

pascalv · 2020-03-06 10:17:42 51
When need to compress the Zope Database

When need to pack the ZODB...
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python fsrecovery.py -P 0 -f <path-to-instance>/Data.fs <path-to-instance-destination>/Data.fs.packed

0disse0 · 2009-09-10 19:55:41 2
Create a simple backup

The command as given would create the file "/result_path/result.tar.gz" with the contents of the target folder including permissions and sub- folder structure. Show Sample Output
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```
With the "v" it will list all the files being placed into the tar.gz.

Without the "v" there is a simple return to command line when action completed.
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tar pzcvf /result_path/result.tar.gz /target_path/target_folder

CafeNinja · 2009-11-10 11:17:00 4
remote backups with rsync
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rsync --delete -az -e 'ssh -c blowfish -i /your/.ssh/backup_key -ax' /path/to/backup remote-host:/dest/path/

freestyler · 2010-04-13 07:47:04 2
snapshot partition for consistent backups with minimal downtime

(FreeBSD) Once you've made the snapshot you can resume any stopped services and then back up the file system (using the snapshot) without having to worry about changed files. When finished, the snapshot can be removed : umount /mnt mdconfig -d -u 1 rm /var/.snap/snap_var_`date "+%Y-%m-%d"`
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mksnap_ffs /var /var/.snap/snap_var_`date "+%Y-%m-%d"` ; mdconfig -a -t vnode -f /var/.snap/snap_var_`date "+%Y-%m-%d"` -u 1; mount -r /dev/md1 /mnt

bugmenot · 2010-09-18 11:37:03 3
Backup a file with a date-time stamp

"infix" version in bash (4.x+) Remove -v to make it silent. BTW: The OP forgot to use "cat" and "nmap" ;-) I had a good laugh though. Show Sample Output
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```
$ buf a.txt
`a.txt' -> `a-20101215_104638.txt'
$ buf a.txt.gz
`a.txt.gz' -> `a-20101215_104647.txt.gz'
```
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buf() { f=${1%%.*};e=${1/$f/};cp -v $1 $f-$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")$e;}

unefunge · 2010-12-15 09:50:04 2
Backup a file with a date-time stamp

even shorter (infix) version. Show Sample Output
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```
$ buf() { cp -v $1 ${1/${1%%.*}/$f-$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")};}
$ buf a.txt
`a.txt' -> `a-20101215_131256.txt'
$ buf a.txt.gz
`a.txt.gz' -> `a-20101215_131305.txt.gz'
```
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buf() { cp -v $1 ${1/${1%%.*}/$f-$(date +"%Y%m%d_%H%M%S")};}

unefunge · 2010-12-15 12:16:03 2
copy root to new device

cloning root filesystem without suffering to possible interruptions. useful when moving a running system to a new partition. also works as a solid backup solution.
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rsync -aHux --exclude=/proc/* --exclude=/sys/* /* /mnt/target/

unixmonkey24812 · 2011-08-22 14:26:56 3
Backup hidden files and folders in home directory

This will make a backup of all hidden files and folders in the home folder.
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tar zcpvf backup.tgz $(find $HOME -maxdepth 1 -name '.*' -and -not -name '.')

DavidAlfonso · 2012-05-01 17:48:24 6
backup your history

this one works on user crontab
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gzip -c ~/.bash_history > ~/.backup/history-save-$(date +\%d-\%m-\%y-\%T).gz

tictacbum · 2013-01-11 17:31:07 2
run all

It eases the way of creating cron jobs of backup scripts. Just put this line as cron job, and all your backups are called sequentially. Allows you to forget, when in time, call this backup, just focus on your scripting. Also maintains the way of calling a single backup script when It's needed.
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find /var/scripts -name 'backup*' -exec {} ';'

piscue · 2013-07-24 21:25:21 4
Backup /etc directory

Back up /etc directory with a name based on the current date and the hostname of the machine, then chown the file for the current user for use.
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sudo tar -zcvf $(hostname)-etc-back-`date +%d`-`date +%m`-`date +%y`.tar.gz /etc && sudo chown $USER:$USER $(hostname)-etc-back*

thanosme · 2013-08-18 12:49:11 2
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Wait for file to stop changing

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Mount SMB share with password containing special characters

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