Linux script ftchbkup - fetch backups from remote host.

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City LinUX sample scripts - ftchbkup.cf


# $Id: ftchbkup.cf,v 1.14 2014/05/26 10:44:53 fulford Exp $
# $Source: /src/merlin/usr/local/etc/RCS/ftchbkup.cf,v $
# $Revision: 1.14 $
# Author C W Fulford.
# Copyright 2013 (c) C W Fulford. All rights reserved.
# For assistance contact fulford@fulford.net 0709 229 5385
###################################################################
# Configuration file for ftchbkup.
# Stanzas commence with a keyword followed by a colon. The 5 following
# equates should be indented with a tab.
# hostname is the symbolic name or ip address of the target host, it
# may be the same as the key. 
# basedir is the starting point for the "find" on the remote host.
# files is a space separated list of file names to be passed to "find"
# on the remote host. Wild cards in the regular expressions will be
# escaped appropriately by "ftchbkup".
# mtime is expected age of the backups. For a script run daily this
# should be -1 ie less than 24 hours old.
# max is the maximum age of backups in the local repository in days.
# After this period the archive may be deleted.

dougal:
	hostname=imap.dougal.roundabout.com
	basedir=/var/www/vhosts 
	files="httpdocs_*.tar.gz mysql_*.sql.gz" 
	mtime=-1			
	max=+3
	store=/backup/dougal

caswallon-gw:
	hostname=caswallon-gw.fulford.net
	basedir=/var/backups
	files="*.tar.gz"
	mtime=-1
	max=+2
######################################################################
# This program is free software: you can redistribute it and or      #
# modify it under the terms of the Lesser GNU General Public License #
# as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of  #
# the License, or (at your option) any later version.                #
#                                                                    #
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,    #
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of     #    
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the      #
# GNU General Public License for more details.                       #
#                                                                    # 
# A copy of the Lesser GNU General Public License and the GNU        #
# General Public License is available at                             #
# <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.                                    #
######################################################################

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Clifford W Fulford BA(Hons), PGDip (Computing), PGCE. DES/DFE No. 7773034.

I started my career in computing in the days of CPM and C/CPM, building network operating systems and correcting bespoke software written to manage community transport booking and accounting systems.

I fist came across UNIX when called upon to migrate database systems from Mercator BBS to Thoroughbred Basic. Excited by the power and flexibility of UNIX in 1989/90 I studied the OS at City University night classes while developing my practical skills in a SCO Xenix environment during the working day.

In 1994 I was introduced to Linux by students in the School of Mathematics and Computing at North London University. Although initially sceptical of the ability of the fledgling OS to meet the requirements of large scale mission critical systems, I rapidly became a convert to Linux in a corporate environment.

I have now worked professionally as a systems manager and systems administrator with Xenix, AIX, HPUX, SunOS, Solaris and Linux in the City, Antwerp, McLean Virginia, Cairo, Birmingham and Nottingham for over 25 years

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