#!/bin/sh
export RSYNC_RSH=/usr/bin/ssh
# some variables in case they change later
server=destination.com # where we are sending the backup to
user=diveli
tempcopy=/home/diveli/svnbackup
dest=/media/disk/svnserver/svnbackup
# example svn repository
# make the backup with svnadmin hotcopy
svnadmin hotcopy /data1/svn/repo/ ${tempcopy}/repo/
# rsync it to the external hard drive on my desk
rsync -aHPvz ${tempcopy}/repo/ "${user}@${server}:${dest}/repo/"
# finally, remove the backup on svnserver to free up some space
rm -rf ${tempcopy}/repo