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backup $HOME
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| # This is a simple script to backup, compress, and encrypt $HOME | |
| set +e | |
| # set recipient for encryption | |
| RECIPIENT="jackkamm@gmail.com" | |
| # To improve I/O, keep $DEST on local filesystem, | |
| # and copy it to external medium afterwards | |
| DEST=/var/tmp/backup_home.tar | |
| # $DEST assumed to be outside $HOME; otherwise "tar --exclude" it | |
| tar -cf $DEST -C $HOME . | |
| pigz $DEST | |
| gpg --recipient $RECIPIENT --encrypt $DEST.gz | |
| rm $DEST.gz |
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