backup transfer script

backup_transfer.sh

#!/bin/sh

# source directory containing files to transfer
LBDIR=/backups/daily.0

# destination directory
DBDIR=user@server.com:remotedirectory

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BACKUPDIR=`date +%A`
OPTS="--force --ignore-errors --delete -avz -e ssh"

export PATH=$PATH:/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin

# empty destination directory
[ -d $HOME/emptydir ] || mkdir $HOME/emptydir
rsync -e ssh --delete -a $HOME/emptydir/ $DBDIR/$BACKUPDIR/
rmdir $HOME/emptydir

# now the actual transfer
rsync $OPTS $LBDIR $DBDIR/$BACKUPDIR