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+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# A simple script to copy database dumps over to public space on lockbox01
+# Only the most recent dump is published
+#
+
+scp db-datanommer01:/backups/datanommer-$(date +%F).dump.xz /srv/web/infra/db-dumps/datanommer.dump.xz