Are there any logic problems in this Bash backup and verification script?
I wrote a Bash script to create a full snapshot of several source directories under a timestamped destination. For now, the source and backup paths can be hard-coded.…
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Are there any logic problems in this Bash backup and verification script?
I'm writing a Bash script to create a full snapshot of several source directories in a timestamped backup directory. For now, I'm fine with hard-coded paths. The script…
How can I simplify and improve my Bash backup script?
I'm fairly new to Bash scripting and am trying to tidy up a personal backup script. It creates date-stamped tar.xz archives from several folders, then transfers them to…
How can I simplify and make my Bash backup script more reliable?
I'm new to Bash scripting and I'm working on a personal backup script. It accepts up to four arguments, such as "essentials", "archive", and "paperwork". For each selected…
How can I schedule backups to run only when my Debian server is idle?
I'm setting up a Debian file and media server with a 1TB NVMe drive for the operating system and services, plus two 14TB drives for storage. I'd like…
How can I schedule low-impact backups between two large disks on Debian?
I'm building a Debian file and media server with a 1 TB NVMe drive for the operating system and services, plus two 14 TB hard drives for storage.…
What should I learn about transferring data between servers for a desktop support interview?
I have about two years of help desk experience and am preparing for an interview for a desktop support engineer position. I'm comfortable with most of the listed…
How should I back up my files and game saves before switching Linux distributions?
I've been using Mint for a few months and want to try a different Linux distribution, but I'm not very confident with backups. What's the safest way to…
What should I learn about transferring data between servers for a desktop support interview?
I've worked in IT for about two years in a help desk role and have an upcoming interview for a desktop support engineer position. I'm comfortable with most…
How should I back up my files and game saves before switching Linux distributions?
I've been using Mint for a few months and would like to try a different Linux distribution. I'm not very experienced with backups, so I'm looking for a…
Beginner Bash Backup Script: What Am I Missing?
I'm fairly new to programming and wrote a Bash script that backs up files to an external drive using rsync and --link-dest. It creates daily point-in-time directories that…
What’s the best way to migrate large datasets between different servers?
I've worked as a systems administrator for more than 20 years, and moving a large dataset between servers is still one of the jobs I dread most. Linux-to-Linux…
How can I safely merge or resume copying folders with overwrite prompts?
I'm looking for a script or command-line workflow that behaves like a typical graphical file manager when copying or moving one directory into another directory with the same…
How should I start learning Bash while building safe backup scripts?
I recently lost a self-hosted server and want to learn enough Bash to automate backups. Ideally, I'd like to run them daily, copy only files that have changed,…
Is My Two-Script File Management Approach Effective?
Hey folks! I'm looking for some feedback on a file management script I created. The goal was to build a system that can copy, move, or delete files…
How Can I Run Commands After a Process Finishes?
I'm looking for help with a script that takes a set of commands as an argument to execute after a certain process ends. I often back up to…
Should I clone my Linux partition with dd or use rsync?
I have two SSDs in my PC: SSD 1 has 2TB with Windows installed, and SSD 2 has 4TB, currently set up with a 3TB NTFS partition for…
Getting Permission Denied Errors with Rsync – How to Fix It?
Hey everyone! I'm currently trying to move files from an NTFS partition to a new EXT4 partition on my Linux Mint Cinnamon setup. I made a test folder…
How can I use rsync to sync only new and updated files?
I'm trying to sync my local drive with an external hard drive using rsync and I want it to only copy new and updated files. Additionally, I need…
How can I restore my configurations after reinstalling PopOS?
Hey everyone! I've recently switched to PopOS as my main OS after using Mint for a while. I'm feeling a bit lost when it comes to backups and…