Comments on: How to Create a Backup Script for Important Files in Linux

By: Michele

Michele — Thu, 15 May 2025 10:08:09 +0000

There is an important option with tar: if you use the -g option with a snapshot file (e.g., -g dati.snar), you can create an incremental backup.

By: Ikhlasul A.

Ikhlasul A. — Mon, 12 May 2025 23:07:16 +0000

There was a time I wrote some backup scripts for my PC, and really it was fun and worth enough. Years later a friend suggested rsnapshot and I found it was well and simple enough to understand for my personal backup. Now rsnapshot works on my laptop.

By: Robb

Robb — Fri, 09 May 2025 18:18:51 +0000

As a new Linux user, I really appreciated how well-detailed this was. I love coming across Linux articles that are well-written, informative, and super easy to follow. Where can I find more tutorials like this—detailed and beginner-friendly?

By: Grigor Gatchev

Grigor Gatchev — Sun, 15 Sep 2024 12:40:29 +0000

This article is perfect for beginners and even experienced sysadmins who are looking for a quick backup solution. I especially appreciate the added features like compression and remote backup, definitely going to use this script in my own backup plan!

By: TechieTom

TechieTom — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 08:39:08 +0000

Great tutorial! I’ve been manually backing up files for years, and automating this with cron is a game-changer. I was able to get the script working on my system without any issues. Adding compression was super easy too.

Thanks for the detailed breakdown!