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Created February 20, 2014 08:57
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#!/bin/bash
#create a backup of /etc using the date in the archive name.
#set schedule in cron
#example:
# 17 * * * * /backup-etc.sh
DATE=$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M")
touch /var/opt/etc-backup-$DATE.tar.gz
chmod 600 /var/opt/etc-backup-$DATE.tar.gz
tar czfP /var/opt/etc-backup-$DATE.tar.gz /etc
tar tvf /var/opt/etc-backup-$DATE.tar.gz
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