[linux-audio-user] OT: another rsync script, reviews please

Hi *, The following script uses rsync over LAN to mirror a raid1 array. If anyone has a better method for performing the task, I'd be interested in knowing about it or my method is OK but the script could use some improvements, etc. Please don't be sensetive with your comments. I really like having my ass handed to me. The problem with rsync mirror occurs when the source is lost and rsync mirrors nothing. The mirror is supposed to be a backup. I'll read the rsync man page but maybe someone knows an appropriate solution. #!/bin/bash #rsync; mirror studioagig:~/clients/$remLABEL (remote removable media) /media/clients/$locLABEL (local) if device LABELs match #write labels with /sbin/tune2fs -L fsb /dev/sda1 #root priveleges are required to run dumpe2fs #find label for remote scsi device for arg in `ssh root@studioagig ls /dev/sd[b-d][1-16]` do echo `ssh root@studioagig /sbin/dumpe2fs -h $arg |grep Filesystem\ volume\ name` > ~/.bin/RemoteSyncInclude done #find label for local mirror device for arg in `ls /dev/sd[a-f][1-16]` do echo `/sbin/dumpe2fs -h $arg |grep Filesystem\ volume\ name` > ~/.bin/LocalSyncInclude done remLABEL=`cat ~/.bin/RemoteSyncExclude |sed 's/Filesystem volume name:\ //'` locLABEL=`cat ~/.bin/LocalSyncExclude |sed 's/Filesystem volume name:\ //'` if [ "$remLABEL" == "$locLABEL" ]; then rsync --rsh=ssh --times --perms --owner --compress --delete --recursive --partial --temp-dir=/tmp --bwlimit=0 studio@studioagig:/home/studio/clients/$remLABEL/ /media/clients fi exit Thanks, Ron __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com