tar/scripts/weekly.new

#!/bin/sh
# start doing things
TOBACKUP="albert:/"

HOST=`hostname | sed 's/\..*//'`
TAPEFILE=/dev/rfd0a
LOGFILE=tar-out
BLOCKING=20
TAR_PART1="/usr/local/bin/tar clbfVM $BLOCKING"

rm -f $LOGFILE

mt -f $TAPEFILE rewind

	host=`echo $TOBACKUP | sed 's/:.*$//'`;
	fs=`echo $TOBACKUP | sed 's/^.*://'`;
	date=`date`;
	fsname=`echo $TOBACKUP | sed 's/\//:/g'`

	TAR_PART2="'Weekly backup of $fs on $host at $date' -C $fs ."
	echo Backing up $TOBACKUP at $date | tee -a $LOGFILE

	# Actually back things up.

	if [ $HOST != $host ] ; then
		rsh $host $TAR_PART1 $HOST:$TAPEFILE $TAR_PART2
	else
		sh -c "exec $TAR_PART1 $TAPEFILE $TAR_PART2"
	fi
	if [ $? -ne 0 ] ; then
		echo Backup of $TOBACKUP failed. | tee -a $LOGFILE
		echo mts at time of failure | tee -a $LOGFILE
		mts -t $TAPEFILE | tee -a $LOGFILE
		# I'm assuming that the tar will have written an empty
		# file to the tape, otherwise I should do a cat here.
	else
		echo $date > $fsname.lasttar
	fi
	sleep 60;

mt -f $TAPEFILE rewind
mt -f $TAPEFILE offl