tarsnap backup script

gistfile1.sh

#!/bin/bash
logfile="/var/log/tarsnap.log"
email="email@gmail.com"
stuff_to_back_up="/home/ /etc/ /var/www/"
exclude_pattern="Dropbox"
( /bin/echo "$(/bin/date +"%T %F") Starting backup"
  /usr/local/bin/tarsnap -c --configfile /usr/local/etc/tarsnap.conf --exclude $exclude_pattern -f "$HOSTNAME-$(/bin/date +%F)" $stuff_to_back_up 2>&1
  /bin/echo "$(/bin/date +"%T %F") Backup finished"
) | /usr/bin/tee -a $logfile | /usr/bin/mailx -s "$HOSTNAME backup results" $email
/bin/echo "=================================" >> /var/log/tarsnap.log