Linux Shell Script To Backup To Tape Drive

1. #!/bin/bash
2. # A simple shell script to backup dirs to tape drive.
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4. # Copyright (c) 2005 nixCraft project <http://cyberciti.biz/fb/>
5. # This script is licensed under GNU GPL version 2.0 or above
6. # -------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. # This script is part of nixCraft shell script collection (NSSC)
8. # Visit http://bash.cyberciti.biz/ for more information.
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10. MT=/bin/mt
11. TAR=/bin/tar
12. LOGGER=/usr/bin/logger
13.  
14. # What to backup.
15. SOURCE_DIRS="/data /home /etc /root /www"
16.  
17. # Where to backup to.
18. TAPE="/dev/st0"
19.  
20. # log message
21. $LOGGER "Backing $SOURCE_DIRS to $TAPE @ $(date)"
22.  
23. # Rewind the tape
24. $MT -f $TAPE rewind
25.  
26. # Backup the files
27. $TAR czf $TAPE $SOURCE_DIRS
28.  
29. # Rewind and eject the tape
30. $MT -f $TAPE rewoffl
31.  
32. # log message
33. $LOGGER "Backup finished @ $(date)"