shell script to backup files and directories in Linux using tar & cron jobs

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The vi Editor http://t4test.com/blog/unix-linux-shell-script-introduction-to-shell-scripting/ http://t4test.com/blog/read-making-shell-script-interactive/ http://t4test.com/blog/cpio-a-backup-program/ Backup Using TAR Backing up your files using tar is very simple you just type a little command. tar -cvpzf /BackupDirectory/backupfilename.tar.gz /ImportantData/directory/path Let’s suppose i have directory called /imp-data on root and i want to make backup of this directory including sub directories on different location like in /mybackupfolder. … Read more