Jul 8, 2025

Backup and Restore in Linux

BACKUP 

sudo tar -czvf /root/backup/var_backup_$(date +%Y%m%d).tar.gz /var

mysqldump -u root -p --all-databases > /root/backup/all_databases_$(date +%F_%H-%M-%S).sql


RESTORE

tar -xzvf backup_name.tar.gz -C /path/to/restore_location