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Old 11-18-2015
Debian Crontab compressed version
Hello guys, I am trying to make a backup of my folder through crontab using this syntax ( every tuesday at 20:30 and must to be compressed version on debian )

Code:
30 20 ** 2 tar -xvzf backup.tar.gz -C /home/mirec

I appreciate your help Smilie
Last edited by Don Cragun; 11-18-2015 at 09:07 PM.. Reason: Add CODE tags.
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Old 11-18-2015
Please use code tags as required by forum rules!

Does it work? Doesn't it?

The two asterisks should be separated by a space...
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Old 11-18-2015
there is a space but doesn't work
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Old 11-18-2015
tar's x function extracts from an archive, it does not create one.
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Old 11-18-2015
30 20 ** 2 tar -cvf backup.tar -C /home/mirec well then is this corectly ? Smilie
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Old 11-18-2015
Please use code tags as required by forum rules!

That would create an uncompressed archive, given there were a space between the **. Not sure what the -C (change to directory DIR) will do or not do. Try dropping it.
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Old 11-18-2015
alright I have no idea how to do it corectly but thanks for your help Smilie
 
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