I would like to back up several directories weekly using a cronjob.
I'm not experienced in UNIX, but I would start like this:
tar -cvf backup.tar dir1 dir2 dir3
Now if a file is being modified in the process it will result in an error.
How can I prevent this from happening and how can I... (5 Replies)
Say I want to transfer several dump files from a Solaris machine onto a Win2k machine for storage. It was suggested that I tar and gzip the dump files before doing so.
Is it completely necessary to use both of these utilities, or is it sufficient to compress multiple dump files into one gzip... (4 Replies)
dears,
I have a folder containing huge no. of files, some of them are created on AUG 16, AUG 17 and AUG 18, for example.
All I want to do is tarring all the files created on a certain date, say AUG 18, in one tar file, only in one command line.
So, how to feed all the files created on a certain... (4 Replies)
hi guys,
i'm totally new with Unix sripting and no idea how to do the scripting at all. My problem is that my boss asked me to do this:
1.) create a script that will tar or gzip the files in particular directory
eg:
i'm on my home directory and I need to tar/gzip the file in.. assuming... (1 Reply)
HI All,
Im encountering behaviour that is not correct for my requirements when I untar a file.
Im using the below command to tar up files from various folders to the ARCHIVE folder as below...
tar -cvf "$ARCHIVE_PATH"/"$dte_tar_filename" "$LOG_PATH" "$PROCESSED_PATH2" "$ERROR_PATH"
... (5 Replies)
We execute script to tarr files as normal user. Normal user doesn't have permission to append file to existing tarr file, since tarr files are owned by root user.
Even though script is creating tar file and is executed by normal user, It shows that tar file is created by root. I ran script for... (3 Replies)
Hi All,
Request your expertise in tackling one requirement in my project,(i dont have much expertise in Shell Scripting). The requirement is as below,
1) We store the last run date of a process in a file. When the batch run the next time, it should read this file, get the last run date from... (1 Reply)
I need a script file for backup (zip or tar or gz) of old log files in our unix server (causing the space problem). Could you please help me to create the zip or gz files for each log files in current directory and sub-directories also?
I found one command which is to create gz file for the... (4 Replies)
Hi,
I need to tar some files in a directory to a remote server.
I need to exclude some file from this directory and then tar it over.
This is the command suggested by one article (tarring in the same server) :
tar -zcvf /tmp/mybackup.tar.gz -X exclude.txt /home/me
However it does not... (9 Replies)
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uucleanup
uucleanup(1M)uucleanup(1M)NAME
uucleanup - uucp spool directory clean-up
SYNOPSIS
time] time] time] time] string] time] system] debug_level]
DESCRIPTION
The commands, including are targeted for removal from HP-UX; see the below.
scans the spool directories for old files and takes appropriate action to remove them. Depending on the options selected, performs the
following:
o Informs the requestor of send and/or receive requests for systems that cannot be reached.
o Returns mail that cannot be delivered to the sender.
o Removes all other files.
In addition, warns users of requestors who have been waiting for a given number of days (the default is 1 day). Note that unless time is
specifically set, the default time values for the following options are used.
Options
recognizes the following options:
Any files greater or equal to time days old are removed with appropriate information to the requestor. The default time
is 7 days.
Any files greater or equal to time days old are removed. An attempt is made to deliver mail messages and execute news
when appropriate. The default time is 7 days.
Any files equal to time cause a message to be mailed to the requestor warning about the delay in contacting the remote.
The message includes the JOBID, and in the case of mail, the mail message. The administrator can include a message
line telling who to call to correct the problem (see the option). The default time is 1 day.
Any files greater than or equal to time days old are removed. The files are probably not present (if they were, the
could be executed). But, if files are present, they are taken care of by processing. The default time is 2 days.
This string is included in the warning message generated by the
option. The default string is
Other files whose age is more than
time days are deleted. The default time is 2 days.
Clean-up the spool directory for
system only. The default is to clean-up all spool directories.
The debug level is a single digit between 0 and 9.
The higher the numbers, the more detailed the debugging information returned.
This program is typically started by the script which should be started by (see cron(1M)).
WARNINGS
Use of commands, including is discouraged because they are targeted for removal from HP-UX. Use ftp(1) or rcp(1) instead.
FILES
spool directory
SEE ALSO cron(1M), uucp(1), uux(1), uuclean(1M).
Tim O'Reilly and Grace Todino,
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA.
Grace Todino and Dale Dougherty,
O'Reilly & Associates, Inc. USA.
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