Miscellany

#!/bin/bash

#create backup of the htdocs directory

PATH="/bin:/usr/bin"
backupdirs="/opt/lampp/htdocs/beta"
OF=home-$(date+%Y%m%d).tgz
STORE="/home/mark"

NAME=backup.tgz


for path in $backupdirs
do
echo "Starting backup on $path" | wall

tar -cvf /home/mark/backups/backup.tar $path
echo "$path verified"
sleep 2
done
echo "System backup complete"

echo "backupdone" | wall