Backup LINUX

gistfile1.txt

# Regularly execute this to have a nice difference backup
# No Restore. Backups of different dates will be available as if normal folders.
# Just use them normally.
# On each backup the list of apt-get installed applications are dumped so that
# they can be restored simply. You don't wast space to backup the whole system.

echo Getting package selections
dpkg --get-selections >/home/packages.txt  

TGT=/media/Elements-1  #!!!! Define your backup target here !!!!
#--------            
T=/home              

mkdir -p $TGT/Backup$T
echo Pruning backup of $T
rdiff-backup --remove-older-than 60D $TGT/Backup$T

echo Backing up $T
rdiff-backup -v5 --exclude /home/relocations --exclude /home/mnt_ex --exclude /home/relocations/var-spool --exclude /home/relocations/var/lock --exclude /home/relocations/var/run --exclude /home/relocations/var/tmp --exclude /home/mnt_ex/var/spool $T $TGT/Backup$T                                                                                    

#--------
T=/etc

mkdir -p $TGT/Backup$T
echo Pruning backup of $T
rdiff-backup --remove-older-than 60D $TGT/Backup$T

echo Backing up $T
rdiff-backup -v5 $T $TGT/Backup$T

#--------
T=/usr/local
mkdir -p $TGT/Backup$T
echo Pruning backup of $T
rdiff-backup --remove-older-than 60D $TGT/Backup$T

echo Backing up $T
rdiff-backup -v5 $T $TGT/Backup$T

#--------
T=/opt
mkdir -p $TGT/Backup$T
echo Pruning backup of $T
rdiff-backup --remove-older-than 60D $TGT/Backup$T

echo Backing up $T
rdiff-backup -v5 $T $TGT/Backup$T