linux cron: want to backup a folder I would like to backup a folder using cron on a centos. The folder `c2duo_mms` is located in `/usr/local/src/djcode/c2duo_mms`. I would like it backed ip every 1:00pm on Tuedays to my home folder `/home/sh`.

A good thing to do would be to create a new compressed archive in your home.

Create this script named for exmaple */home/sh/c2duo_mms_backup.sh*:


#!/bin/bash

cd /usr/local/src/djcode/
tar zcf /home/sh/c2duo_mms-`date +%Y%m%d`.tar.gz c2duo_mms


Be sure to add the executable permission to the script:


chmod +x /home/sh/c2duo_mms_backup.sh


Then add the relevant crontab entry with the _crontab -e_ command:


0 13 * * 2 /home/sh/c2duo_mms_backup.sh


The script will create a new compressed archive every Tuesday with the date in the filename, so that you can keep older backups if you want. File name will look like this:


c2duo_mms_20110719.tar.gz