https://github.com/ahmed-naserelden/autobackup
AutoBackup simplifies file backup on Unix systems. Its Bash script automates backup of recent file changes from source to destination directories, ensuring data security with ease.
https://github.com/ahmed-naserelden/autobackup
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AutoBackup simplifies file backup on Unix systems. Its Bash script automates backup of recent file changes from source to destination directories, ensuring data security with ease.
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/ahmed-naserelden/autobackup
- Owner: Ahmed-Naserelden
- Created: 2024-05-01T13:08:58.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-05-01T13:17:40.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2025-06-23T18:05:05.555Z (4 months ago)
- Language: Shell
- Size: 9.77 KB
- Stars: 0
- Watchers: 1
- Forks: 0
- Open Issues: 0
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- Readme: README.md
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README
# Backup Script
This repository contains a script, `backup.sh`, designed to back up files from a specified directory to another specified directory.
## Usage
To use the `backup.sh` script, follow these steps:
1. Ensure you have Bash installed on your system. This script is written in Bash and requires a Bash-compatible shell to run.
2. Clone this repository to your local machine:
```bash
git clone https://github.com/Ahmed-Naserelden/AutoBackup.git
```
3. Navigate to the directory where you cloned the repository:
```bash
cd AutoBackup
```
4. Make the script executable:
```bash
chmod +x backup.sh
```
5. Run the script by providing two arguments: the target directory name and the destination directory name. For example:
```bash
./backup.sh /path/to/source_directory /path/to/destination_directory
```
Replace `/path/to/source_directory` with the path to the directory containing the files you want to back up, and `/path/to/destination_directory` with the path to the directory where you want to store the backups.
6. The script will automatically create a compressed tar archive (`tar.gz`) containing the files from the source directory that were modified within the last 24 hours. It will then move the backup archive to the destination directory.
## Scheduling Automatic Backups with cron
To schedule the `backup.sh` script to run automatically at regular intervals, you can use cron. Here's how you can set up a cron job:
1. Open your terminal and type the following command to edit your cron jobs:
```bash
crontab -e
```
2. Add the following line to the crontab file to schedule the script to run daily at midnight:
```cron
0 0 * * * /path/to/backup.sh /path/to/source_directory /path/to/destination_directory
```
Replace `/path/to/backup.sh` with the actual path to the `backup.sh` script, `/path/to/source_directory` with the path to the source directory, and `/path/to/destination_directory` with the path to the destination directory.
3. Save and exit the crontab file. The cron job will now run the `backup.sh` script daily at midnight, automatically backing up your files.
## Notes
- Ensure that you provide valid directory paths as arguments when running the script.
- This script assumes that the provided directories exist and are accessible.
- Make sure you have sufficient permissions to read from the source directory and write to the destination directory.
- The script creates a backup archive with a timestamp indicating when the backup was created.
- It is recommended to schedule the script to run automatically using cron to ensure regular backups.