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+#!/bin/sh
+DB=petel
+USERNAME=kiril
+PASSWORD=dddd
+HOST=localhost
+CATEGORY=5
+MOODLEBACKUPCLI=/var/www/html/petel/admin/cli/backup.php
+PATHTOBACKUP=/var/www/
+PATHPHP=/usr/bin/php
+myvariable=$(mysql $DB -h $HOST -u $USERNAME -p$PASSWORD  -se  "SELECT id FROM mdl_course where category in (SELECT id FROM mdl_course_categories WHERE path LIKE '%$CATEGORY%')")
+for course in $myvariable
+do
+  echo "course id: $course"
+  $PATHPHP $MOODLEBACKUPCLI  --courseid=$course --destination=$PATHTOBACKUP
+done