today=`date +%Y%m%d%H%m`
echo rsync archiving activated on $today
echo PATH = $PATH 
# a for archive
# b for backup
# v for verbose
/usr/local/bin/rsync -abv --suffix=.$today /etc/ /usr/local/backup/cllee/RedHat/etc 
# no backup for log files as they get big very fast
/usr/local/bin/rsync -av --suffix=.$today /var/log/ /usr/local/backup/cllee/RedHat/var/log 
# files in the root directory
/usr/local/bin/rsync -abv --suffix=.$today /root/ /usr/local/backup/cllee/RedHat/root 

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