I will post back in a couple of hours.... please don't adjust your sets normal service will be resumed shortly....
#!/bin/sh
#script name : mybackup
mv /etc/.XLOADED /etc/xloadedx
cp -f -v /mnt/home/puppy430/pupsave-eric.2fs /mnt/home/puppy430/pupsave-ericbak
mv --backup /mnt/home/puppy430/pupsave-ericbak /mnt/home/puppy430/pupsave-ericbak.2fs
e2fsck -y pupsave-ericbak.2fs
mv /etc/xloadedx /etc/.XLOADED
Obviously(!) you need to specify YOUR pupsave and path as using mine will probably not work
OK, children fed, bathed and in bed so after some long testing all day this script now works. It will create a copy of your current in use pupsave on the fly. At next boot you will be given the option to use the backup pupsave or the original one. If you create another backup the first will be turned into a .bak file. Don't know what happens if you try to create a 3rd as I haven't tried it!
Many thanks to all helpful suggestions!
Next on the list is
1) allow the script to find your pupsave file without it being explicitly named in the script
2) modify initrd.gz so that if a pupsave with the name xxxxxbak,2fs is on the hard drive you are given the option to "boot from backup" rather than just having a list of pupsaves to choose from. (I hope that makes sense!)
I will try to accomplish those to goals but I have to admit there will probably be ice skates for sale in hell before I manage it
