diff --git a/backup.sh b/backup.sh
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+
+rm -rf thesis_back_up*
+
+d=`date | sed 's/:/_/g' | sed 's/ /_/g' `
+echo $d
+
+t=thesis_back_up.$d.tar
+echo  $t
+tar cvfp $t *
+
+gzip $t
+
+ls -l thesis_back_up*
+