From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au [203.161.124.50]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 930DE10A6D for ; Fri, 7 Nov 2008 18:30:32 -0500 (EST) Received: from localhost (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id B20237D807 for ; Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:32:04 +0900 (WST) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au Received: from smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id KmAyE6-82n7C for ; Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:32:02 +0900 (WST) Received: from gotss1.gotss.net (203.161.101.89.static.amnet.net.au [203.161.101.89]) (using TLSv1 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp1.wa.amnet.net.au (Postfix) with ESMTP id 360F67D458 for ; Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:32:02 +0900 (WST) Received: from bouncy.gotss.net ([192.168.24.37] helo=bouncy) by gotss1.gotss.net with smtp (Exim 4.69) (envelope-from ) id 1Kyao5-0005nR-JP for speakup@braille.uwo.ca; Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:32:01 +0900 Message-ID: From: "Kerry Hoath" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <997FD392DD914C4985EC173F49BFC29E@tdsportable> Subject: Re: backup apparently not working Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:32:02 +0900 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.11 Precedence: list Reply-To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:30:33 -0000 Is HOME set correctly in the crontab? Regards, Kerry. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tyler Littlefield" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2008 7:52 AM Subject: backup apparently not working > Hello, > First. I've partially figured out the problem. > It's throwing a fit about removing leading slash. > second, I've got the following line in a script: > tar -czvf ~/backups/valiant/`date '+%m-%d-%Y_%H'`.tar.gz > ~/valiant/moo/db.db > when I ran that from the command line, it worked. when I tried to run it > from a script, it "cowardly refused to create an empty archive," and then > decided to try to run every file in my directory, it looks like. > Ideas? > > Thanks, > Tyler Littlefield > email: tyler@tysdomain.com > web: tysdomain-com > Visit for quality software and web design. > skype: st8amnd2005 > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >