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I automated Linux backups with a simple bash script and cron (and it’s better than a GUI)

Build a bash script that controls what, where, and when backups run. Schedule the executable backup.sh with cron and review logs and destination after runs. Test the script, use absolute paths to ...
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wget, cron, and shell scripts...why can't we all just get along?

I have been trying to setup an automated mirror/backup system based on wget.<BR><BR>The basic command is:<BR><BR><BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><div class="ip ...
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Adding a crontab entry via shell script

I am looking around for some advice here. I have been asked to make a script that automatically creates a user, home directory, sets the shell to nologin, downloads a tar of scripts, installs said ...