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backup.sh
#!/bin/bash
DIR=/srv/backups/prime-server/recent
PRESERVE_COUNT=30
# Delete all but the 30 latest backups
find $DIR -type f -printf '%T+\t%p\n' | sort | cut -f2 | head -n -$PRESERVE_COUNT | xargs -r rm -v
# Create a new backup
mysqldump primeserver > "$DIR/`date +\%d-\%m-\%Y`-primeserver.sql"
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