Backup files in tar format

gavemani · July 25, 2011, 11:12am

Hi,

I need backup all the files(including sub directories files ) which we modified today and create the tar file with the filename_<current_date>.tar

Thanks

jim_mcnamara · July 25, 2011, 2:53pm

touch -t $(date +%Y%m%d)0000 dummy
tar cvfa filename_$(date +%Y-%m-%d)  $(find /path/to/production/files -type f -newer dummy )