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+#!/bin/bash
+#this script makes a copy of each container and backups afterwards the copies
+
+for container in $(lxc list --format csv -c n | grep -v backup);
+do 
+	lxc copy ${container} ${container}-backup
+	lxc export ${container}-backup $(date +%Y_%m_%d)-${container}.tar.gz --optimized-storage
+	lxc delete ${container}-backup
+done
+