Writing a script to backup up /home/username

ginda · 01-05-2006, 03:26 AM

I need to write a scritp that can list all users dir and backup them up individually as .tar

Can some one please help

scuzzman · 01-05-2006, 04:55 AM

Automating backups with Tar
As for getting a list of all usernames, you're best bet is probably going to be to 'cat' /etc/passwd and pipe it to 'cut -d : -f1' inside a loop.

kshkid · 01-05-2006, 05:26 AM

for retrieving user names

just awk would do

Code:

awk -F":" '{print $1}' /etc/passwd

bigearsbilly · 01-05-2006, 06:47 AM

tar cvf home.tar /home