Mate you can get much more help from people here as long as you describe your needs very well, there are too many experts here (im just ordinary shell scripter!).
I have worked with some backup issues last months, let me give you some idea with some codes i wrote for production backup processes.
you can compress directories, files and move them from one path to another:
you can specify some types of files before you send, move them :
or you can even choose files which "modified earlier than 9 days" adding mtime and redirect them to another directory:
you can FTP the compressed files or do many things, its up to you, Besides you can schedule the backup scripts using Cron job. Keep searching in this forum, you will find many things usefull.
Hi,
Test1.ksh
#! /bin/ksh
for i in $*
do
#echo "$i"
ksh test2.ksh $i &
done
test2.ksh
#! /bin/ksh
sleep 5s
echo "From Test 1 ==> $1"
exit 0;
I am executing as follows:
ksh test1.ksh a b c (10 Replies)
Hi Everyone,
I would like to write a Back-up script for huge files and 3 day old file. I think i need to use Tar command for it. But I am not sure how this can be done. Can someone please assist me on this. (4 Replies)
I have a user that runs a menu driven application, is there a way to see what scripts this application is executing in the back ground?
OS=AIX 4.3 (1 Reply)
#!/bin/sh
##########################################################################################################
#This script is being used for AOK application for cleaning up the .out files and zip it under logs directory.
# IBM
# Created
#For pdocap201/pdoca202 .out files for AOK
#1.... (0 Replies)
Hello all, i'm stumped.... I need to list all directories with all there info and exclude the files, then vice versa. I am not sure if I need to string several ls commands together or how to even do that. I believe I need to do some variation of ls -l but need to figure out how to take out the... (5 Replies)
My script is as follows:
#!/bin/bash
STR1="test"
echo $STR1
STR2="/bldtmp/"$STR1
echo $STR2
STR3=$STR2'/tmp'
echo $STR3
output i am geting
----------------
test
/bldtmp/test
/tmptmp/test
but my need is:
------------------
test
/bldtmp/test (1 Reply)
lyang0@lyang0-OptiPlex-755:~$ ./test.sh
.
lyang0@lyang0-OptiPlex-755:~$ cat test.sh
#!/bin/bash
echo `dirname $0`
lyang0@lyang0-OptiPlex-755:~$ pwd
/home/lyang0
it doesn't get "/home/lyang0" and only when run /home/lyang0/test.sh it will get, but how can I do, then it can get the real... (8 Replies)
Hi,
balajesuri and durden_tyler, I have found your perl script for the thread https://www.unix.com/shell-programming-scripting/176370-perl-script-help-me-extracting-string.html, but find it difficult to understand the syntax.
Could you or any forum members kindly shed some light on the logic... (3 Replies)
The problematic directory is the following:
/root/.cache/deja-dup
This directory grows until my "/" is full and then the restoring activity fails.
I already tried to create a symbolic link with origin another partition where I have more space. However during the restoring activity ... (4 Replies)
Retro Games has announced that the C64 is back, this time full-sized with a working keyboard for the dedicated retro home-computer fan, available December 2019.
See also:
CNN:
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updadmin
updadmin(8) System Manager's Manual updadmin(8)NAME
updadmin - Invokes the Update Installation Cleanup utility to remove or archive backup files created by an Update Installation
SYNOPSIS
/usr/sbin/updadmin
DESCRIPTION
The updadmin command invokes the Update Administration Cleanup utility, which removes or archives the backup files that were created by
an Update Installation process. There are no flags or options associated with this command. Running this utility is an optional step after
performing an Update Installation, but it is recommended if you want to recover disk space being consumed by these backup files.
The backup files that are created by an Update Installation have these extensions: *.PreMRG - A file saved to a extension is a backup copy
of a customized protected system file. System files in this category are system files that are expected to be customized by users, for
example, /etc/passwd and /etc/hosts. If the automatic merge process fails to merge the new version of the file with your customizations to
the file, your customizations must be merged manually into the new version of the file when the Update Installation is complete. The
*.PreMRG version is a copy of the file as it existed before the Update Installation and only will be present if the automatic merge fails.
*.PreUPD - A file saved to a extension is a backup copy of a customized unprotected system file as it existed before the Update Installa-
tion. System files in this category are system files that are not expected to be customized by users, for example, /usr/bin/X11/netscape.
If an unprotected system file is altered in any way, customizations must be merged manually into the new version of the system file when
the Update Installation is complete.
When you are finished merging your customizations into the new version of the file, these backup files no longer are needed, and they can
be removed or archived.
The Update Installation Cleanup utility gives you the option to archive or remove all backup files, or to select only the files you want.
You are prompted to enter an archive destination if you decide to archive the files.
The Update Installation Cleanup utility uses the tar(1) command to create the archive, and the archive destination can be any archive des-
tination supported by the tar command, including tape devices. The default archive location is the backup.tar file in the /var/adm/update/
directory. You can use any file name you want, but if you want the file to have a extension, you must enter it as part of the file name. If
the file name exists, it is overwritten. You have the option to compress the archive file with the gzip utility; if you do, a extension is
appended automatically.
Unless you compress the archive file, the space savings realized by archiving to a tar file on disk will be only in moving the files from
the / (root), /usr, or /var file systems to the file system containing the archive. To save disk space, archive the files to tape.
To archive to a tape device in tar format, enter archive destinations similar to the following: /dev/tape/tape0c - archives to a default
density rewind tape (with compression) /dev/ntape/tape0_d0 - archives to a nonrewind tape device 0. The _d0 suffix specifies the density.
If you are archiving to a nonrewind tape device, it is recommended to use a brand new or erasable tape.
On systems capable of graphical display, the updadmin command invokes a graphical user interface to the Update Installation Cleanup util-
ity. On systems that are not capable of graphical displays, a text-based, menu-driven user interface is invoked. The Update Installation
Cleanup utility is also available as a task from the SysMan Menu.
To view the online help for the Update Installation Cleanup utility without running the utility, use the following command: #
/usr/dt/bin/dthelpview -h /usr/dt/appconfig/help/C/updadmin.sdl
RESTRICTIONS
You must have root privileges to use the Update Installation Cleanup utility.
If your system has not been updated to the next version of the operating system by the Update Installation process, the Update Installation
Cleanup utility cannot be invoked.
FILES
Update Administration Cleanup utility Contains the online help for the Update Administration Cleanup utility. Default location of the ar-
chive file
SEE ALSO
Commands: tar(1), gzip(1), sysman(8), installupdate(8)
Installation Guide
updadmin(8)