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Docker volume backup
#!/bin/bash
# This script allows you to backup a single volume from a container
# Data in given volume is saved in the current directory in a tar archive.
CONTAINER_NAME=$1
VOLUME_NAME=$2
usage() {
echo "Usage: $0 [container name] [volume name]"
exit 1
}
if [ -z $CONTAINER_NAME ]
then
echo "Error: missing container name parameter."
usage
fi
if [ -z $VOLUME_NAME ]
then
echo "Error: missing volume name parameter."
usage
fi
sudo docker run -rm --volumes-from $CONTAINER_NAME -v $(pwd):/backup busybox tar cvf /backup/backup.tar $VOLUME_NAME
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