[NTLUG:Discuss] cop files with dynamic prefix

[Wayne Walker]

cd
mkdir bin
vi bin/archive_it
#!/bin/sh

SRC=myfolder
ARCHIVES=/home/wwalker/archives
DATE=`date +%Y%m%d`

if -d $ARCHIVES/${SRC}$DATE
	echo "target already exists, PUNT"
fi

mkdir -p $ARCHIVES/${SRC}$DATE

rm $ARCHIVES/${SRC}
ln -s ${SRC}$DATE $ARCHIVES/${SRC}

cp -rp $SRC/. $ARCHIVES/${SRC}$DATE/.



OR use rsync with the --backup and --backupdir options

OR use subversion

According to what you are actually trying to accomplish, I'd probably
recommend rsync with incremental historical backups or subversion.

So, what areyou trying to accomplish?

Wayne
On Thu, Dec 14, 2006 at 07:04:34PM +0000, m m wrote:
> All:
> 
> Can anyone help me with a script?
> 
> 1. copy all files and sub directories in myfolder to backup directory
> 2. create a directory under backup and automatically add date as prefix
> 3.  copy all files and sub directories in myfolder to newcreated directory
> 
> for example
> 
> the original folder/files
> somepath/myfolder/*
> 
> after copy on the day of 12/14
> the folder  will have
> backup/myfolder12142006/*
> 
> and
> 
> after copy on the day of 12/14
> the folder  will have
> backup/myfolder12142006/*
> backup/myfolder12152006/*
> ...
> 
> Does the shell can do it or need other 'language' tool (such as perl...) to 
> achieve this task?
> Any code example would be appreciated!
> 
> thanks.
> 
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