Linux Shell Script to Backup Oracle database using RMAN First of all, I have created a shell script named

backup_script.sh which contains the actual sequence of commands to backup the database. [oracle@testmn ~]$ cat backup_script.sh run { crosscheck backup; delete expired backup; delete obsolete; allocate channel ch1 type disk; backup database format '/backups/hot_backups/daily_bk_%d_%T_%U'; backup archivelog all format '/backups/hot_backups/archivelog_%d_%u_%s_%T' not backed up 2 times; delete noprompt archivelog all backed up 5 times to disk completed before 'sysdate-7'; release channel ch1; } [oracle@testmn ~]$ Now, I have created another shell script named rman_exe.sh which will start the RMAN session and call the above shell script as the above created shell script. [oracle@testmn ~]$ cat rman_exc.sh #!/bin/bash rman target/ @/home/oracle/backup_script.sh [oracle@testmn ~]$ Now, run this script checking whether it's working: [oracle@testmn ~]$ sh rman_exc.sh