Incremental backup script

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/sh

# incremental backup script, tar and rsync's any file modified since the script last ran

CONTROL=/Users/user/Backups/backup.control
DEST=/Users/user/Backups/`date +%Y%m%d`-24hrs
DESTTAR=/Users/user/Backups/`date +%Y%m%d`

# create a tarball of modified files
mkdir -p $DEST
mkdir -p $DESTTAR
find /Users/user/Documents/Work/ -type f -newer ${CONTROL} -print | cpio -pvdmu $DEST
tar -cvf $DESTTAR/`date +%Y%m%d`.tar $DEST

# transfer
/usr/bin/rsync -av $DESTTAR user@host:path

# tidy & touch the control file to say we've ran
rm -Rf $DEST
touch ${CONTROL}