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Top Forums Shell Programming and Scripting scripting question? Post 302071359 by justinburbridge on Tuesday 18th of April 2006 03:29:37 PM
Old 04-18-2006
scripting question?
I am writing a backup script for AIX 5 and running into a problem where the output isn't being shown in the output log that is being created. Any ideas on how this would be corrected? I have included the script below. The only thing showing up in the file is listed below. I was hoping to capture all the stages of the output from the backup command that is actually seen when you run it from the command line.

--current output --cut and paste ---
Hello this is dumper_0 on 041706 on peter
We'll be performing backups this morning, for:





dumper_0 completed at 041706

--current output -- end of cut and paste ----


-- actual script -- cut and paste ----

#!/bin/csh -f
#
# $Source$
# $Revision$
# $Date$
# dumper_0
#
# Configured to backup local file systems on aixdbart01

set date = `date +%m%d%y`
set name = dumper_0
set host = peter
#
#
#
#
#
#set alarm1 = Cell or pager info
#set alarm2 =
set admin =
set file = /home/backuplogs/$host.$date
set header = /var/backups/header/$host.backup

#
#
#


touch $file

cp $header $file
echo "Hello this is $name on $date on $host" >> $file
echo "We'll be performing backups this morning, for:" >>
$file
echo "" >> $file
echo "" >> $file
echo "" >> $file

tctl -f /dev/rmt0 rewind

#################################################

backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 / >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /usr >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /var >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /home >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /opt >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /home/app >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /u01 >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /u02 >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /sortmerge >> $file
#backup -0 -u -f /dev/rmt0 /proj >> $file


#################################################

echo "" >> $file
echo "" >> $file

echo "$name completed at $date" >> $file


/usr/bin/mail -s Backup for peter $admin < $file

-- actual script -- end cut and paste ----
 

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backup_help

BACKUP_HELP(8)						       AFS Command Reference						    BACKUP_HELP(8)

NAME

       backup_help - Displays help for backup commands

SYNOPSIS

       backup help [-topic <help string>+] [-admin] [-help]

       backup h [-t <help string>+] [-a] [-h]

DESCRIPTION

       The backup help command displays the complete online help entry (short description and syntax statement) for each operation code specified
       by the -topic argument. If the -topic argument is omitted, the output includes the first line (name and short description) of the online
       help entry for every backup command.

       To list every backup command whose name or short description includes a specified keyword, use the backup apropos command.

OPTIONS

       -topic <help string>+
	   Indicates each command for which to display the complete online help entry. Omit the backup part of the command name, providing only
	   the operation code (for example, specify dump, not backup dump). If this argument is omitted, the output briefly describes every backup
	   command.

       -help
	   Prints the online help for this command. All other valid options are ignored.

OUTPUT

       The online help entry for each backup command consists of the following two or three lines:

       o   The first line names the command and briefly describes its function.

       o   The second line lists aliases for the command, if any.

       o   The final line, which begins with the string "Usage", lists the command's options in the prescribed order. Online help entries use the
	   same symbols (for example, brackets) as the reference pages in this document.

EXAMPLES

       The following example displays the online help entry for the backup dump command:

	  % backup help dump
	  backup dump: start dump
	  Usage: backup dump -volumeset <volume set name> -dump <dump level name>
	  [-portoffset <TC port offset>]  [-at <Date/time to start dump>+]
	  [-append]  [-n]  [-file <load file>]	[-help]

PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

       None

SEE ALSO

       backup(8), backup_apropos(8)

COPYRIGHT

       IBM Corporation 2000. <http://www.ibm.com/> All Rights Reserved.

       This documentation is covered by the IBM Public License Version 1.0.  It was converted from HTML to POD by software written by Chas
       Williams and Russ Allbery, based on work by Alf Wachsmann and Elizabeth Cassell.

OpenAFS 							    2012-03-26							    BACKUP_HELP(8)
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