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Script that backs up directories to an external device.
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| #!/bin/bash | |
| # Script to backup directories to external disk | |
| backup_files="/home /etc /root /boot /opt" | |
| backup_location="/mnt/backup" | |
| # Create the filename | |
| day=$(date +%A) | |
| file_name="backup-$day.tgz" | |
| tar -Pczf $backup_location/$file_name $backup_files |
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