/bash_backup

A Bash backup script

Primary LanguageShell

About

Creates a backup, YYYY-MM-DD_HH-MM{AM/PM}_{system_hostname}.tar.gz in whatever you set the backupdest variable to.

Recovery / Extraction of the .tar.gz in Linux

$ tar -xvzf 2017-09-12_07-38PM_nuc-ubuntu.tar.gz

Recovery / Extraction of the .tar.gz in Windows

R. Click --> 7-Zip --> Extract here once on the .tar.gz, then again on the .tar.

Files To Exclude From Backups

Anything you want to exclude from backups, put it in rsync_exclude.txt