{{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. |}}