backup a file, add date and editors name

published:  2003-08-25

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make backup !


if you manipulate a config file, here i used httpd.conf, make a backup before.

because i run my server with kuene, it is important to know the editor who 
made changes to the config file.

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backup_httpd.sh

backup_httpd.sh.gz


#!/bin/bash

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#  DESC
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#  makes a backup of the httpd.conf file, 
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#  add the editors name, and compress it.
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#  REQUIRE
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#  date,gzip


FILE=httpd.conf

echo "makes backup of $FILE"

# reads STDIN
IFS=:
echo "your name ?"
read NAME

# get date & time
DATUM=`date "+%y%m%d"`
TIME=`date "+%H%M"`

# cp
echo "copies $FILE to ${DATUM}_${TIME}_${NAME}_httpd.conf"
cp $FILE ${DATUM}_${TIME}_${NAME}_$FILE
echo "cp worked"

# gzip
echo "ziped ${DATUM}_${TIME}_$FILE to ${DATUM}_${TIME}_${NAME}_$FILE.gz"
gzip -9 ${DATUM}_${TIME}_${NAME}_$FILE
echo "gzip worked"