Do you really went a script? External hard drives are a good way to backup almost nay OS, including Linux based.
But if your prefer, there are many backup programs for Linux. If your are new, a list of them all would just overwhelm you.
I would recommend reading this:
http://simplelinuxbkup.sourceforge.net/The above explains the difference of using either a program or a script. Nothing wrong with using a script if you want. It is hour choice.
A script controls the operation of some programs(s) that do the actual backup.So you may have to download a program recommenced in the article. Please read over the article I posted above. And come back here if it seems to be too much.
