It is always useful to be able to automate backups. I found some of this out there in the ether and use it often.
#!/bin/bash dir="/var/www"; # what directory or file to back up cd ${dir} if [[ $? != 0 ]]; then #cd failed, we'll exit with an error message echo "Error: could not cd to ${dir}. No backup was created." exit 1; fi; # path to back up folder tar -zcf /var/www/backups/backup-$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz .
