{{Admon/note | Backing up Files |One very important aspect of system admin is performing backups. There are many methods for backing up the data on a a computer system.The following is an example of a common backup system used in Business Unix/Linux systems: <div style="margin-left:60px">{|<table border="0" cellpadding="3" width="50%"|-| ><tr><td> '''Full Backup'''| </td><td>Backup all specified files (eg. configuration, data files, etc)|-| </td?</tr><tr><td>'''Incremental Backup'''| </td><td>Backup of only files that have changed since last (full) backup|}</td></tr></table></div> :<br /><br />When the system is required to be fully restored, then the '''full backup''' is recovered, followed by each '''incremental backup'''. :<br /><br />In this investigation, you will learn how to perform an incremental backup using the <code>find</code> utility. }}