#!/bin/bash
# Author: Nico Schottelius (nicos@pcsystems.de)
# Use: If tar is too fast, we 'll slow it down with dd
# Use: In /etc/crontab , "30 6 * * * /root/bin/slowtar", to run backup
# ever morning at 6:30
# Date: 18th Jan 2000
# Last Modified: 18 Jan 2000
# Last Modified by: 

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# To which device backup ?
DEV="/dev/st0"

# What speed to user for the device ?
# Use 8k for floppy disk
SPEED="1000k"

# Which Directories should be backuped ?
DIRS="/etc"

# Set the logfile base name ($LOG.err is the error file)
LOG="/var/log/backup"

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# First display a nice message for the syslog daemon.
echo "Starting backup...you can find the log in $LOG"

#Tar the files and copy them to you device via streamer
tar -cvf- -b1000 $DIRS | dd of=$DEV bs=$SPEED >> $LOG 2>> ${LOG}.err 

#Finished & Cleanup
echo "Backup done."
unset DEV DIRS LOG