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db_backup.sh
# take a backup of Database using pg_dump
# replace the postgres with Database username and the dbname with the Database name
# save it to a tar file
pg_dump --username=postgres -h localhost -F tar dbname > $(date "+%Y%m%d.tar")
# upload the DB backup to Dropbox
python uploader.py
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