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12-07-2016

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im using the

Code:

base="${dir##*/}"

doesnt work, this is what i get when i run the script

Code:

[root@robw-linux /]# bash -x test.sh
+ base=
+ echo 'is this archive for an audio tar (press 1) or an audio directory (press 2)'
is this archive for an audio tar (press 1) or an audio directory (press 2)
+ read method
2
+ case $method in
+ echo 'please specify full path to directory you want to be made into a tar'
please specify full path to directory you want to be made into a tar
+ read -e dir
/to_be_archived/robstest/
+ echo 'please enter ID number ie ID1234'
please enter ID number ie ID1234
+ read id
ID67
+ echo 'please specify where you want the tar file to be stored'
please specify where you want the tar file to be stored
+ read -e dest
/archived_projects/
+ tar -cf ID67_.tar /to_be_archived/robstest/
tar: Removing leading `/' from member names
+ rsync -avh ID67_.tar /archived_projects/
sending incremental file list
ID67_.tar

sent 10.32K bytes  received 31 bytes  20.70K bytes/sec
total size is 10.24K  speedup is 0.99
+ rm -f ID67_.tar
+ rm -rf /to_be_archived/robstest/

[root@robw-linux /]

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virt-tar-out(1) 					      Virtualization Support						   virt-tar-out(1)

NAME

       virt-tar-out - Pack a virtual machine disk image directory into a tarball.

SYNOPSIS

	virt-tar-out -a disk.img /dir files.tar

	virt-tar-out -d domain /dir files.tar

	virt-tar-out -d domain /dir - | gzip --best > files.tar.gz

DESCRIPTION

       "virt-tar-out" packs a virtual machine disk image directory into a tarball.

       The first parameter is the absolute path of the virtual machine directory.  The second parameter is the tar file to write.  Use "-" to
       write to standard output.

EXAMPLES

       Download the home directories from a guest:

	virt-tar-out -d MyGuest /home - | gzip --best > homes.tar.gz

JUST A SHELL SCRIPT WRAPPER AROUND GUESTFISH

       This command is just a simple shell script wrapper around the guestfish(1) "tar-out" command.  For anything more complex than a trivial
       copy, you are probably better off using guestfish directly.

OPTIONS

       Since the shell script just passes options straight to guestfish, read guestfish(1) to see the full list of options.

SEE ALSO

       guestfish(1), virt-cat(1), virt-copy-in(1), virt-copy-out(1), virt-edit(1), virt-tar-in(1), <http://libguestfs.org/>.

AUTHORS

       Richard W.M. Jones ("rjones at redhat dot com")

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2011 Red Hat Inc.	<http://libguestfs.org/>

       This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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       MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.

       You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
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