backup filesystem one at a time

[CaptNeo]

Hello,

I need to process a backup on each filesystem that are mounted one fs at a time. Say like a variable has this;

/ /usr /var

but this would depend on the system (it may even have a /home)

Now I tried to run this simple script but it would not run until I press the 'Enter' key.

# for tape in $i
> do
> read $tape
> /sbin/vdump -0qf /dev/ntape/tape0 $tape
> sleep 1
> done

Any help please?

 

[PHV]

each filesystem that are mounted
A starting point:
mount | awk '{print $1}' | while read tape
do /sbin/vdump -0qf /dev/ntape/tape0 $tape
sleep 1
done

Hope This Helps, PH.
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[feherke]

Hi

That [tt][highlight #F0F8FF]read $tape[/highlight][/tt] looks strange. First, the [tt]$tape[/tt] is the loop control variable, so already will have one value from the given list and no [tt]read[/tt] is necessary. Second, when the variable name is preceded by the dolar sign, is a reference to it's value, but when [tt]read[/tt], there must be just a variable name.

Anyway, try PHV's script.

Feherke.

http://rootshell.be/~feherke/

 

[CaptNeo]

PHV,

Thanks for the tip, using that I was able to get what I needed.