backup

   1 #!/bin/bash
   2 # this backs up all the important folders into a tar archive
   3
   4 if [ $# != 1 ]
   5         then
   6                 echo "Usage: $progname save_path"
   7                 echo "This script backups up the home directory."
   8                 echo
   9         exit 1
  10 fi
  11
  12 sudo tar -czpvf $1/`date +%y%m%d`.tar.gz \
  13         --exclude=$HOME/Desktop \
  14         --exclude=$HOME/Pictures \
  15         --exclude=$HOME/Music \
  16         --exclude=$HOME/Movies \
  17         --exclude=$HOME/videos \
  18         --exclude=$HOME/downloads \
  19         --exclude=$HOME/.* \
  20         $HOME \
  21         $HOME/.vimrc \
  22         $HOME/.vim \
  23         $HOME/.fluxbox \
  24         $HOME/.Xdefaults \
  25         $HOME/.conky
  26