Compress directory for backup
Id like to compress var/www/all sites for backup. What would the command line be to compress them and all sub folders. thanks
Solution 1:
You can do this with tar and a few convenient options:
tar -zcvf backup.tar.gz /var/www
The -zcvf option list breaks down like this:
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-z: Gzip the archive -
-c: create archive -
-v: verbose mode (show you what’s happening) -
-f: set the file name
If you choose to automate this, you can include the current date in the file name like this:
tar -zcvf backup-$(date '+%Y-%m-%d').tar.gz /var/www