Re: backing up

[Ralf Mardorf <ralf.mardorf@alice-dsl.net>]

On Sun, 2012-05-27 at 16:51 -0400, Frank McCormick wrote:
> On 27/05/12 04:42 PM, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >
> >> /etc/gdm3/PostSession/Default
> >>
> >> #!/bin/sh
> >> sh ~/a_script
> >> exit 0
> >>
> >> /home/user_dir/a_script
> >>
> >> #!/bin/sh
> >> cp -R ~/.thunderbird  ~/thunderbird.backup
> >> exit 0
> >>
> >> How to check if the file exists is described in the Internet.
> >
> > Before I go off-line a last hint ;p.
> >
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ [ -f /etc/fstubby ]&&  echo yes
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ echo $?
> > 1
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ [ -f /etc/fstab ]&&  echo yes
> > yes
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ echo $?
> > 0
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ test -f /etc/fstab&&  echo yes
> > yes
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ echo $?
> > 0
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ man test
> > spinymouse@precise:~$ [ ! -f /etc/fstubby ]&&  echo yes
> > yes
> >
> > Hth,
> > Ralf
> >
> >
> 
> 
>    All filed away....you're turning me into a CLI fiend...next thing 
> I'll be using MUTT :) Well.......not for a while....
> 
> 
> 

Take care that "cp -R" is ok, perhaps you should use "cp -pr".