rsync backup script template

rsync-project.sh

#!/bin/bash

# replace ${} with real names
PROJECT_NAME=[project name]
USER=[user name]
SRC_SERVER=[hostname having the original data]
SRC_DIR=[path to the original data]
DST_DIR=[path to archive data]
LOG=[path to the log file]

echo "[$(date -Iseconds)] Start: $PROJECT_NAME" 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG
rsync -av $USER@$SRC_SERVER:$SRC_DIR $DST_DIR
echo "[$(date -Iseconds)] Finish: $PROJECT_NAME" 2>&1 | tee -a $LOG