help required in logging tar command output

[Rick Stevens]

On Fri, 2007-03-02 at 12:53 +0000, drumil narayan wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> am trying to backup some directories using tar and
> furhter have to prepare the log file of it.
> 
> this is going to be job which will run as background
> process
> 
> am trying this
> 
> tar -cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* > Disk1.log
> &nohup
> gzip Disk1.tar
> 
> its not preparing gzip Disk1.tar
> can sombody correct me please

It's easier if you create a script, /usr/local/bin/backup:

	#!/bin/bash
	cd /some/working/directory
	tar cvf Disk1.tar /home/Oracle/Disk1/* >Disk1.log 2>&1
	gzip Disk1.tar

Then "chmod 755 /usr/local/bin/backup".  Run that script via:

	# nohup /usr/local/bin/backup &

That way you can even crontab it should you wish.

> 
> thanks..drumil
> 
> 
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