diff --git a/fastlib/trunk/contrib/dongryel/thesis_research_backup_script b/fastlib/trunk/contrib/dongryel/thesis_research_backup_script
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+#!/bin/bash
+find ./thesis_research -not \( -name .svn -a -prune \) -not \( -name bin -a -prune \) | xargs -IFILES tar czvf thesis_research.tar.gz FILES