Re: [Bug-tar] Scripted Backup overwriting its own tar file

[Sergey Poznyakoff]

Serge <address@hidden> wrote:

> Executing the command backup, I finally got a successful completion,
> that is RC0 for the backup of the two directories, and of the
> Miscellaneous Files.  But it seems that every successive sub-routine
> overwrites the previous one.  The end result is that my BACKUP_FILE
> only includes the files of the Miscellaneous only.  Should not the Tar
> operation be --append instead of --create ?

No, it should be --create.  BACKUP_DIRS and BACKUP_FILES cause the
creation of two distinct archives.  If the backup goes to the tape,
the archive created by BACKUP_FILES follows that of BACKUP_DIRS.  If
the backup goes to a file (which it seems in your case), the
administrator must make sure the created archive gets moved somewhere
before creating next one, otherwise it be overwritten.

Regards,
Sergey