Comments on: My Backup Scripts http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/02/my-backup-scripts/ John Joseph Bachir's blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:59:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Split tar archives on the fly at JJB Blog http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/02/my-backup-scripts/#comment-214790 Split tar archives on the fly at JJB Blog Thu, 25 Oct 2007 02:58:45 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=233#comment-214790 [...] a very simple and unixy approach to a pretty common problem. Eventually I’ll have to adapt my DVD backup script to use [...] [...] a very simple and unixy approach to a pretty common problem. Eventually I’ll have to adapt my DVD backup script to use [...]

]]> By: Backing up my home directory using rdiff-backup at JJB Blog http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/02/my-backup-scripts/#comment-183389 Backing up my home directory using rdiff-backup at JJB Blog Wed, 08 Aug 2007 03:09:28 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=233#comment-183389 [...] while back I wrote about my backups scripts I made with rsync. I have since refined my scripts, and am now using rdiff-backup instead, which creates versioned [...] [...] while back I wrote about my backups scripts I made with rsync. I have since refined my scripts, and am now using rdiff-backup instead, which creates versioned [...]

]]> By: Backup script from Jon Mills at JJB Blog http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/02/my-backup-scripts/#comment-111025 Backup script from Jon Mills at JJB Blog Thu, 18 Jan 2007 07:01:21 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=233#comment-111025 [...] ibiblio colleague and systems guru John Mills writes: So, I remember you had a cute backup script for OS X. Well I have an external USB drive, which I don’t want active all the time. My script runs from a cronjob, and automatically mounts and unmounts the external drive, and uses rsync to copy the files. [...] [...] ibiblio colleague and systems guru John Mills writes: So, I remember you had a cute backup script for OS X. Well I have an external USB drive, which I don’t want active all the time. My script runs from a cronjob, and automatically mounts and unmounts the external drive, and uses rsync to copy the files. [...]

]]> By: John http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/02/my-backup-scripts/#comment-10150 John Tue, 03 Jan 2006 02:00:45 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=233#comment-10150 oh my god. i am in heaven. $ monthlybackup --creating PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz-- --splitting PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz into 4700 MegaByte pieces-- Pieces: PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_00 Archive has been split into 1 part(s). --deleting PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz-- --creating disk image of PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1-- ............................................................... created: /private/tmp/PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1.dmg --deleting PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1-- --burning PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1.dmg-- Please insert a disc: Preparing data for burn Opening session Opening track Writing track ..................................................................... Closing track ..................................................................... Closing session ..................................................................... Finishing burn Burn completed successfully ...................................................................... hdiutil: burn: completed oh my god. i am in heaven.

$ monthlybackup
–creating PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz–
–splitting PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz into 4700 MegaByte pieces–
Pieces:
PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_00
Archive has been split into 1 part(s).
–deleting PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz–
–creating disk image of PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1–
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created: /private/tmp/PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1.dmg
–deleting PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1–
–burning PowerBookHomeDirectory.tar.gz_1_of_1.dmg–
Please insert a disc:
Preparing data for burn
Opening session
Opening track
Writing track
……………………………………………………………
Closing track
……………………………………………………………
Closing session
……………………………………………………………
Finishing burn
Burn completed successfully
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hdiutil: burn: completed

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