备份Gentoo Linux的脚本，适用其他Linux的备份[1]

#!/bin/bash
# Backup script for Gentoo Linux
# Author: Reto Glauser aka blinkeye
# Homepage: http://blinkeye.ch
# Mailto: stage4 at blinkeye dot ch
# Date: 23.03.2005
# If you need further infos check out this post: http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?p=1751698#1751698

version=v1.2

# these are the commands we actually need for the backup
command_list="echo tar hostname date split"

# verify that each command we use exists
for command in $command_list; do
        path=`which $command | grep "no $command in"`

        if [ ! -x `which $command` -a "$path" ]; then
                echo -e "\n\nERROR: $command not found! Check your commands and/or your \$PATH"
                exit -1
        fi
done

# options for the tar command
tarOptions="--create --absolute-names --preserve-permissions --totals --bzip2 --ignore-failed-read --verbose --file"

# where to put the stage4
stage4Location=/mnt/backup/stage4

# name prefix
stage4prefix=$(hostname)-stage4-`date +\%d.\%m.\%Y`

# these files/directories are always excluded
default_exclude_list="
--exclude=/tmp/*
--exclude=/var/tmp/*
--exclude=/lost+found/*
--exclude=/dev/*
--exclude=/proc/*
--exclude=/mnt/*
--exclude=/sys/*
--exclude=/usr/portage/*
--exclude=/var/log/*
--exclude=$stage4Location"

# depending on your choice these files or directories will additionally be excluded
custom_exclude_list="
--exclude=/usr/src/*
--exclude=/opt/mathematica
--exclude=/usr/share/smssend
--exclude=/home/*"

# check the folder/files stored in $default_exclude_list exist
for exclude in $default_exclude_list; do
        if [ ! -e "`echo "$exclude" | cut -d'=' -f2 | cut -d'*' -f1`"  ]; then
                echo -e "\n\nERROR: `echo "$exclude" | cut -d'=' -f2` not found! Check your \$default_exclude_list"
        fi
done

# check the folder/files stored in $custom_exclude_list exist
for exclude in $custom_exclude_list; do
        if [ ! -e "`echo "$exclude" | cut -d'=' -f2 | cut -d'*' -f1`"  ]; then
                echo -e "\n\nERROR: `echo "$exclude" | cut -d'=' -f2` not found! Check your \$custom_exclude_list"
        fi
done

# print out the version
 echo -e "\nBackup script $version"
 echo -e "==================="


# how do you want to backup?
echo -e "\nWhat do you want to do? (Use CONTROL-C to abort)\n
(1) Minimal backup
(2) Interactive backup"

while [ "$option" != '1' -a "$option" != '2'  ]; do
        echo -en "\nPlease enter your option: "
        read option
done

case $option in
1)
        stage4Name=$stage4Location/$stage4prefix-minimal
        final_command="tar $default_exclude_list $custom_exclude_list $tarOptions $stage4Name.tar.bz2 / /var/log/emerge.log"
        ;;
2)
        for folder in $custom_exclude_list; do
                echo -en "Do you want to backup" `echo "$folder" | cut -d'=' -f2`"? (y/n) "
                read answer
                while [ "$answer" != 'y' -a "$answer" != 'n' ]; do
                        echo "please enter y or n"
                        read answer