#BASH execute remote script, fetch archive, delete old archive

remote_home_backup.sh

#!/bin/bash

eval `ssh-agent`

keychain id_dsa
. /root/.keychain/localhost-sh

remote_dir="/backup/home_backup/latest_home_backup"
local_dir="/backup/home_backup"
dir_name="$(date +%Y%m%d)"

/usr/bin/ssh root@remote.server "/root/home_backup.sh"
mkdir $local_dir/home.$dir_name
/usr/bin/scp root@remote.server:$remote_dir/* $local_dir/home.$dir_name

let "i = 0"
for dname in $(ls -t $local_dir)
do
        let " i = i + 1"
        if [ $i -ge "10" ]; then
                if [ -d $local_dir/$dname ]; then
                        echo "Deleting old archive - $dname"
                        rm -rf $local_dir/$dname
                fi
        fi
done