Shell Backup Scripts
A collection of small bash scripts for backup a directory or files with no dependencies. All of these scripts have been tested on Linux.
Scripts
All scripts contains:
- *.sh, the backup script.
- *.service, the systemd service.
- *.timer, the systemd timer.
Installation
For example, in thunderbird backup script:
Configure variables of the backup
First of all, configure PATH variables in the script thunderbird-backup.sh:
BACKUP_FOLDER_PATH=YOUR/CUSTOM/PATH
THUNDERBIRD_PROFILE_PATH=/home/YOUR_USER/.thunderbird/YOUR_USER.default-release
LOCK_FILE_PATH=YOUR/CUSTOM/PATH
BACKUPS_OLDER_THAN=4Manage script
Copy the script to the /usr/local/bin directory:
sudo cp thunderbird-backup.sh /usr/local/bin
Make it executable:
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/thunderbird-backup.sh
Manage service
Copy the service to the /usr/lib/systemd/system/ directory:
sudo cp thunderbird-backup.service /usr/lib/systemd/system/
Grant some permissions to the service:
sudo chmod 644 thunderbird-backup.service
Check the status of the service:
sudo systemctl status thunderbird-backup.service
Reload systemd:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Enable the service:
sudo systemctl enable thunderbird-backup.service
Enabling a service doesn't start it, it only sets it to be launched at boot time. To start the service now:
sudo systemctl start thunderbird-backup.service
After manually starting the service, check if the service is running correctly:
sudo systemctl status thunderbird-backup.service
To stop the service, if needed:
sudo systemctl stop thunderbird-backup.service
To disable the service, if needed:
sudo systemctl disable thunderbird-backup.service
Manage timer
Copy the timer to the /usr/lib/systemd/system/ directory:
sudo cp thunderbird-backup.timer /usr/lib/systemd/system/
Grant some permissions to the timer:
sudo chmod 644 thunderbird-backup.timer
Check the status of the timer:
sudo systemctl status thunderbird-backup.timer
Reload systemd:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Enable the timer:
sudo systemctl enable thunderbird-backup.timer
Enabling a timer doesn't start it. To start the timer now:
sudo systemctl start thunderbird-backup.timer
After manually starting the timer, check if the timer is running correctly:
sudo systemctl list-timers --all
To stop the timer:
sudo systemctl stop thunderbird-backup.timer