Re: Working star backup script

"Zoran Ljubisic" <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I found out this script that use star for backup. Maybe somebody here find 
> it usefull also.
> Original is locate on 
> http://homepage.sunrise.ch/mysunrise/joerg.hau/linux/#backup2tape
>
> Here it comes:
>
> #!/bin/sh
>
> # 'backup2tape.sh'

It is unfortunately non portable:


-	The script is neither compliant with /bin/sh nor
	with the POSIX shell (ksh93).

	e.g. "function checkfor()"  is not accepted by 
	either sh or ksh.

-	mt has no option --version 

-	mt has no function "eod"

-	date has no option --iso-8601=sec

And please note: this script creates a "standard" tar archive
but nothing that could be called a "backup".

If you like to "backup" things, you should use the -dump or
level=xxx option. Then star puts more into the archive....

It may make sense if I did publish some of my scripts as a base
for a discussion.



Jörg

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