#!/bin/bash

# Variables
BACKUP_ROOT_FILES="/backup/files"
BACKUP_FILES_RETENTION=10

# Starting backup
echo "Starting files backup process ..."

# Backup server configuration
mkdir -p ${BACKUP_ROOT_FILES}
HOUR=`date +%Y%m%d%H%M`
tar czf ${BACKUP_ROOT_FILES}/files_${HOUR}.tar.gz /etc

# Purge old backup
echo "Starting files purge process for backup older than ${BACKUP_FILES_RETENTION} ..."
find ${BACKUP_ROOT_FILES} -type f -mtime +${BACKUP_FILES_RETENTION} -exec rm -f {} \;