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# http://linoxide.com/linux-shell-script/shell-script-backup-files-directories-rsync/
 
#=== Script 1 ===
#!/bin/bash
 
 
#We will save path to backup file in variable
backupf='/tmp/bckup.txt'
 
#Next line just prints message
echo "Shell Script Backup Your Files / Directories Using rsync"
 
#next line check if entered value is not null, and if null it will reask user to enter Destination Server
while [ x$desthost = "x" ]; do
 
#next line prints what userd should enter, and stores entered value to variable with name desthost
read -p "Destination backup Server : " desthost
 
#next line finishes while loop
done
 
#next line check if entered value is not null, and if null it will reask user to enter Destination Path
while [ x$destpath = "x" ]; do
 
#next line prints what userd should enter, and stores entered value to variable with name destpath
read -p "Destination Folder : " destpath
 
#next line finishes while loop
done
 
#Next line will start reading backup file line by line
for line in `cat $backupf`
 
#and on each line will execute next
do
 
#print message that file/dir will be copied
echo "Copying $line ... "
#copy via rsync file/dir to destination
 
rsync -ar "$line" "$desthost":"$destpath"
 
#this line just print done
echo "DONE"
 
#end of reading backup file
done
 
# === Script 2 ===
#!/bin/bash
 
#We will save path to backup file in variable
backupf='/tmp/bckup.txt'
 
#Next line just prints message
echo "Shell Script Backup Your Files / Directories Using rsync"
 
#next line check if entered value is not null, and if null it will reask user to enter Destination Server
while [ x$desthost = "x" ]; do
 
#next line prints what userd should enter, and stores entered value to variable with name desthost
read -p "Destination backup Server : " desthost
 
#next line finishes while loop
done
 
#next line check if entered value is not null, and if null it will reask user to enter Destination Path
while [ x$destpath = "x" ]; do
 
#next line prints what userd should enter, and stores entered value to variable with name destpath
read -p "Destination Folder : " destpath
 
#next line finishes while loop
done
 
#next line check if entered value is not null, and if null it will reask user to enter password
while [ x$password = "x" ]; do
#next line prints what userd should enter, and stores entered value to variable with name password. #To hide password we are using -s key
read -sp "Password : " password
#next line finishes while loop
done
 
#Next line will start reading backup file line by line
for line in `cat $backupf`
 
#and on each line will execute next
do
 
#print message that file/dir will be copied
echo "Copying $line ... "
#we will use expect tool to enter password inside script
/usr/bin/expect << EOD
#next line set timeout to -1, recommended to use
set timeout -1
#copy via rsync file/dir to destination, using part of expect � spawn command
 
spawn rsync -ar ${line} ${desthost}:${destpath}
#as result of previous command we expect �password� promtp
expect "*?assword:*"
#next command enters password from script
send "${password}\r"
#next command tells that we expect end of file (everything finished on remote server)
expect eof
#end of expect pard
EOD
#this line just print done
echo "DONE"
 
#end of reading backup file
done