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.TH backup 8 "24 September 2021" 1.0 "Thunix backup"
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.SH NAME
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backup - creating data backup script
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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backup
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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Thunix uses a daily cron job that runs /usr/local/bin/backup
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script to store tar gzip compressed files located on local disk in BACKUPS
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The files matching patterns listed in ~/.thunix/nobackup will be excluded.
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Cycle: Full weekly and incrementals daily.
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Incremental backup restore process:
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Extract files from the full backup:
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tar -x -f BACKUPS/DATE-full.tgz
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Then, extract files in the correct order, up to DATE, from each incremental backup:
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tar -x -g /dev/null -f BACKUPS/DATE-incremental.tgz
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.SH BUGS
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No known bugs.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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tar(1), gzip(1), crontab(1), find(1), mysqldump(1)
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.SH AUTHOR
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The official Thunix wiki (http://wiki.thunix.net)
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