TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S) INPUT=root@comet:/var/lib/dokuwiki OUTPUT=/tmp/${TIMESTAMP}_comet_dokuwiki_backup OUTPUT_TAR=~/BACKUPS/comet_dokuwiki_backup/$TIMESTAMP.tar echo TIMESTAMP = $TIMESTAMP echo INPUT = $INPUT echo OUTPUT = $OUTPUT echo OUTPUT_TAR = $OUTPUT_TAR mkdir $OUTPUT echo BACKING UP ... scp -r $INPUT $OUTPUT echo TAR BACKUP ... tar -cf $OUTPUT_TAR $OUTPUT echo REM TEMP DIR ... rm $OUTPUT -rf echo DONE!