Okay I got this cron job accomplished. The command I was going to use would not run properly in crontab most likely because of some unknown syntax problem. However, I did get a cron job going by making a simple script to run from cron instead. 0 OrangeRoot1000@VampirePenguin: ~ Fri Dec 14, 00:37 $ cat /usr/local/bin/LappieBackupScript #!/bin/bash echo "Backup started on: $(date -u +%Y%m%d-%H:%M)" dpkg --get-selections > /home/OrangeRoot1000/Documents/ConfigurationFiles/CurrentPackagesInstalled.log crontab -l > /home/OrangeRoot1000/Documents/ConfigurationFiles/crontab.conf.OrangeRoot1000 cp -Ru /usr/local/bin /home/OrangeRoot1000/Documents/ConfigurationFiles cp -Ru /etc/apt /home/OrangeRoot1000/Documents/ConfigurationFiles cp -u /etc/network/interfaces /home/OrangeRoot1000/Documents/ConfigurationFiles/interfaces cp -u /etc/X11/xorg.conf /home/OrangeRoot1000/Documents/ConfigurationsFiles/xorg.conf cp -a /home/OrangeRoot1000 /media/disk/OrangeRoot1000Backups/Lappie$(date -u +%Y%m%d-%H:%M) echo "Backup completed on: $(date -u +%Y%m%d-%H:%M)" df -h ************************ 0 OrangeRoot1000@VampirePenguin: ~ Fri Dec 14, 00:38 $ crontab -l # m h dom mon dow command 50 12 * * 2,5 /usr/local/bin/LappieBackupScript >> /tmp/LappieBackupLog # This file was written by KCron. Copyright (c) 1999, Gary Meyer # Although KCron supports most crontab formats, use care when editing. # Note: Lines beginning with "#\" indicates a disabled task. ****************************** TaDa!!!!!!! The only thing I have to remember is to turn my usb hdd on now.... LOL Vampy On Dec 11, 2007 12:42 PM, gm5729 wrote: > Thanks guys. I thought it had to do something with the $() and date > formats but wasn't quite sure. I used a program called keep which is > really nice and easy and all gui for KDE but it hosed my whole usb > partition and set up its own file structure and I don't know if it was > full backups or just incrementals.. > > VP > > > > > On Dec 11, 2007 5:33 AM, gm5729 wrote: > > I am looking at trying to set up a cron job to do automatic backups of > > > > VampirePenguin > > > --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss