How to take backups in Linux using the Command Line

rsync and tar commands are used for taking backups in Linux systems. rsync and tar are explained with example command usages.

Bash idioms

bash idioms are tiny scripts, mostly one-liners, that accomplish a lot and can be used as building blocks in larger scripts.

Unison is a file synchronization tool. It synchronizes directory trees on two hosts both ways, so that the files at both ends are the latest.

To backup a Drupal site, website root directory and database dump are copied to a local server. The backup commands are explained.

rsync is a file synchronization tool for making that the destination files become an exact replica of corresponding files at the source.