backup-bash

Real time file syncing daemon using Rsync and Inotify written in Bash

Change the below variables in the backup file as per your requirement

Directory or file to watch or backup : backup_dir="/data"

Path to the server to copy changes: server_backup_dir="[email protected]:/path/to/storebackup"

Path to directory to log errors and events: log_dir="backuperrors.txt"

Your email id, you will receive an email if the backup succeeded or failed: email="[email protected]"

In case you want to use the init script move the initscript.bash to /etc/init.d/ directory

and change the exec="/path/to/executable" to your executable directory

Tutorial on how original author built it is at http://techarena51.com/index.php/inotify-tools-example/