# systemctl enable /path/to/this/unit-file [Unit] Description=Backup documents folder to Tarsnap Wants=tarsnap.timer [Service] ExecStart=/bin/sh -c "/usr/bin/tarsnap -c --print-stats -f \"$(uname -n)-$(date +%%Y-%%m-%%d_%%H-%%M-%%S)\" /home/rob/Documents/" WorkingDirectory=/root [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target