Linux: Easy Peasy Backups

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash
new=$(date +%Y-%m-%d)
remove_old=$(date -d '7 days ago' +'%Y-%m-%d')
backup_dir="/media/ftp/backups/"
temp_dir="/tmp/"
source="/home/backups/*"
new_backup_dir="$backup_dir$new"
echo "Create new daily backup dir $new_backup_dir"
mkdir -p "$new_backup_dir"

for dir in $source
do
  echo "Backing up -> $dir"
  base=$(basename "$dir")
  archive="$temp_dir$base.tar.gz"
  echo "Creating archive $archive from $dir"
  tar -zcf "$archive" $dir
  echo "Copy $archive -> $new_backup_dir"
  cp "$archive" "$new_backup_dir"
  echo "Remove temp file $archive"
  rm -f "$archive"
done

echo "Cleaning up old backup $backup_dir$remove_old"
rm -f "$backup_dir$remove_old