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Hi guys I use centOS 64bit 5.7 and I need to create a backup script

What I want it to do:

  • screen -r example
  • command into java
  • pause for x amount of seconds
  • exit screen
  • zip/rar a folder which and put a timestamp on the name (with date) and move it to a different location
  • pause for duration of the zipping? If not a predetermined time.
  • screen -S example java -Xmx3g -Xincgc -jar server.jar nogui

Any ideas?

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Think about some simpler approach. Can you adjust your java to do command in say 1am, and run your script at 2am? – rvs Dec 23 '11 at 12:50
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It is very unclear what you are trying to do. Why and how do you want to use screen? What role does java play? Why the pauses? What are you trying to backup? – rozcietrzewiacz Dec 23 '11 at 12:51
I'm trying to backup my minecraft folder. I want to go in the screen which gets created and execute a few things in it. The pauses are for when a command is sent e.g. 5 seconds to pause1 1; 4 seconds to go. Need a screen running for the load the program – Josip Gòdly Zirdum Dec 23 '11 at 13:21

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Did it myself. Thanks anyway guys.

STAMP=`date +%d-%m-%Y_%H%M%S`

screen -x example -X stuff "`printf "command"`"
pause 10;
screen -x example -X stuff `printf "commandr"`
pause 10;
kill `pidof example`
tar -cvzf /directory/of/folder/I/want/backups/to/go/$STAMP-backup.tar.gz /directory/of/folder/I/want/backed/up/
screen -S example java -Xmx3g -Xincgc -jar server.jar nogui
screen -x example -X stuff `printf "save-on\r"`
screen -x example -X stuff `printf "save-all\r"
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