#!/bin/sh if [ "${1}X" = "X" ]; then echo "I need a dir to save." exit 1 fi # Else, proceed DIR=${HOME}/${1} cd ${HOME} tar zcvf saved-${1}.tar.gz ${DIR} # Not atomic, but what the heck. scp saved-${1}.tar.gz sp.red-bean.com:saves/saved-${1}.tar.gz rm saved-${1}.tar.gz