#!/bin/sh

BACKUPDIR=/var/backups/files
ROTATE=1

mkdir -p $BACKUPDIR

CURRENT="$BACKUPDIR/`date +%Y-%m-%d`-files.tar.gz"

cd /var/ && tar czf $CURRENT www

find $BACKUPDIR -type f -mtime $ROTATE -exec rm {} ;

chmod 0600 $BACKUPDIR/*

find $BACKUPDIR -type f -mtime $ROTATE -exec rm {} ;

#!/bin/sh -e

BACKUPDIR=/var/backups/files

# I suggest a little more than 1 day (i.e. about 1 week of backups is
# probably safer.)
ROTATE=7

mkdir -p $BACKUPDIR

CURRENT="$BACKUPDIR/`date +%Y-%m-%d`-files.tar.gz"

# Create protected file, then backup data in it
touch $CURRENT
chmod 600 $CURRENT
cd /var/ && tar czf $CURRENT www

# Here we have the attempt at deleting, notice the "+"
find $BACKUPDIR -type f -name '*-files.tar.gz' -mtime +$ROTATE -delete