Linux Server Hacks, Volume Two by William von Hagen; Brian K. Jones

Author:William von Hagen; Brian K. Jones
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Reference:Computers
ISBN: 1263225675
Publisher: O'Reilly Media
Published: 2009-02-09T10:00:00+00:00

p

Preserve modes and ownership of the original files in the copies.

R

Recursively copy the specified directory.

u

Copy files only when the original file is newer than an existing copy, or if no copy exists.

v

Display information about each file that is copied.

x

Don't follow mount points to other filesystems.

The Code

The actual script that I use to do these sorts of backups is the following (feel free to use or modify it if you'd like):

#!/bin/bash

#

# wvh's simple backup script using cp

#

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