Linux Bash Script, Single Command But Multiple Lines?
- by Jay LaCroix
I have the following script I wrote by searching Google, and it backs up my Linux system to an archive:
#!/bin/bash
# init
DATE=$(date +20%y%m%d)
tar -cvpzf /share/Recovery/Snapshots/$HOSTNAME_$DATE.tar.gz --exclude=/proc --exclude=/lost+found --exclude=/sys --exclude=/mnt --exclude=/media --exclude=/dev --exclude=/share/Archive /
This works, but I am wondering if I can format the script to show the command over multiple lines, something like this, so it is easy to edit later:
tar -cvpzf /share/Recovery/Snapshots/$HOSTNAME_$DATE.tar.gz
--exclude=/proc
--exclude=/lost+found
--exclude=/sys
--exclude=/mnt
--exclude=/media
--exclude=/dev
--exclude=/share/Archive
/
That way it is easier to read and edit later. Is it possible to format a Bash script this way?
