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Created October 22, 2013 18:26
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remote_backup.sh
#!/bin/bash
# rsync backup, see www.linux.com/learn/tutorials/284789-writing-a-simple-bash-script-
SOURCEDIR1=/home/user
DESTDIR1=user@hostname:/path/to/folder
rsync -az --progress --exclude='*.bak' --rsh 'ssh ' $SOURCEDIR1 $DESTDIR1
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Hi

What to do if you have multiple directories under SOURCEDIR ?

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@pavankulka all the directories and files under SOURCEDIR will be synced.

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