Re: help with backup script

Michael Tosch wrote:
scp -rpv "root@remotehost::/var/backup/*" /home/susedbbackup > tmpfile ||
mail ... < tmpfile

P.S. you better quote the * expression, so the shell
does not try to match it with the local file system.

If you're using -r you don't need the * anyway.

--renato
PS: have you considered rsync for backup?

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