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The file ‘backup-specs’ specifies backup parameters for the
backup and restoration scripts provided with tar
. You must
edit ‘backup-specs’ to fit your system configuration and schedule
before using these scripts.
Syntactically, ‘backup-specs’ is a shell script, containing
mainly variable assignments. However, any valid shell construct
is allowed in this file. Particularly, you may wish to define
functions within that script (e.g., see RESTORE_BEGIN
below).
For more information about shell script syntax, please refer to
the definition of the Shell Command Language. See also
(bashref)Top section `Bash Features' in Bash Reference Manual.
The shell variables controlling behavior of backup
and
restore
are described in the following subsections.
5.4.1 General-Purpose Variables | ||
5.4.2 Magnetic Tape Control | ||
5.4.3 User Hooks | ||
5.4.4 An Example Text of ‘Backup-specs’ |
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