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

Skip one-click backup apps. This rsync script gives you full control over what gets saved and when, plus logs and a few hard-won lessons.
Ars Technica

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 ...
How-To Geek on MSN

5 weird but handy cron jobs I swear by

If your homelab is container-heavy like mine, you know that latency matters and it matters a lot. This cron job pings all ...
Linux Journal

Work the Shell - Compact Code and Cron Contraptions

This month, I thought I'd take another sidetrack. (You knew that entrepreneurs all have ADD, right?) So, it should be no surprise that to me, the fastest way from point A to point B is, um, what were ...
Ars Technica

Restarting cron - what happens if a long-running job is running?

We have a process we run using cron every 3 minutes. This process basically processes a queue. Sometimes lots of items appear in the queue and we want to stop the process, empty the queue and restart ...