05-02-2012
BackUp Home/Creating User from File
Hi!
I want to test something to learn Shell scripting better.
1)
How can I make a BackUp from all users and groups homedirectory?
I want to save that backup in an archiv.
Can I choose how to name the backUp archiv?
2)
Ok I want to make a file like csv, in this file are listed Users.
How can I read the file and then from the given info create as many users as they are inside the file?
I think I have to use a for loop...?
I just started yesterday with this, only now the loops and variables etc.
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LEARN ABOUT OPENSOLARIS
gvfs-save
gvfs-save(1) User Commands gvfs-save(1)
NAME
gvfs-save - save information to a file using the VFS system
SYNOPSIS
gvfs-save [-b] [-c] [-a] [-p] [-v] [-e] URI
DESCRIPTION
gvfs-save saves information to a file using the VFS system.
OPTIONS
The following options are supported:
-b Create backup
-c Only create if not existing
-a Append to end of the file
-p When creating a file, restrict access to the current user only
-v Print etag that the end
-e The etag of the file being overwritting
EXAMPLES
Example 1: Append a string to the end of a local file
example% echo "hello" | gvfs-save file:///tmp/example
Example 2: Append a file to a remote file storing a backup
example% gvfs-cat file:///tmp/file | gvfs-save -b smb://server/dir/file
ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES
See environ(5) for descriptions of the following environment variables: NLSPATH.
EXIT STATUS
The exit value 0 is returned regardless of success or failure.
FILES
The following files are used by this application:
/usr/bin/gvfs-save Executable to save information to a file using the VFS system
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Availability |SUNWgnome-gvfs |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
|Interface stability |Volatile |
+-----------------------------+-----------------------------+
SEE ALSO
gvfs-copy(1), gvfs-cat(1), gvfs-less(1), gvfs-ls(1), gvfs-mkdir(1) gvfs-monitor-dir(1), gvfs-monitor-file(1), gvfs-mount(1), gvfs-move(1),
gvfs-rename(1), gvfs-open(1), gvfs-rm(1), gvfs-info(1), gvfs-trash(1), gvfs-tree(1), attributes(5), environ(5)
NOTES
Written by Alvaro Lopez Ortega, Sun Microsystems Inc., 2008.
SunOS 5.11 25 Mar 2008 gvfs-save(1)