Re: [ILUG-BOM] Need help with writing a shell script

On Sat, Sep 5, 2009 at 11:16 AM, Suhit Kelkar suhitkelkar@gmail.com wrote:

Dear linuxers,

Needing to regularly backup my work, and having recently developed an interest in shell commands, I wrote myself a script that backed up a particular file; renamed the previous backup; and then unmounted the pen drive. Fairly beginner stuff but a time-and-effort-saver.

I was wondering if I could add to this script the capability to make a net backup-- invoke wvdial, fire up evolution; in evolution, mail to gmail; then close evolution; then close wvdial (I use Rel. Netconnect, so wvdial); and write me a logfile which I could check.

you may use mutt a terminal based email program, we use a similar script and cron for regular backups. Mail me off-list.