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| Install | |
|---|---|
| ArchLinux | $ pacaur -S gutbackup |
| Manually | $ git clone [email protected]/gutenye/gutbackup.git |
Mount backup USB drive to /backup
$ mkdir -p /backup/conf/hello
$ vi /backup/conf/hello/default
backup_options="-aP"
files="
/etc/fstab
/etc/mtab
"
$ gutbackup backup hello -- --dry-run
> rsync --files-from /tmp/files.gutbackup -aP --dry-run / /backup/hello/That's it, as you can see, it just build a rsync command using options from /backup/conf/hello/default bash file.
Backup to another location
$ gutbackup backup hello -to /tmp/backup
> backup to /tmp/backup
> read conf from /tmp/backup/conf/hello/default
Backup to another location with another conf directory
$ gutbackup backup hello -to /tmp/backup -conf /etc/backup
> backup to /tmp/backup
> read conf from /etc/backup/hello/default
Configuration
You can provide options in four locations, later one override the previous. They are just plain bash files.
- system-wide:
/etc/gutbackup.conf - local-wide:
$conf/<profile>.conf - local-wide:
$conf/<profile>/<instance> - cmdline
# edit /etc/gutbackup.conf
from="/"
to="/backup"
conf="$to/conf"
# edit /backup/conf/hello.conf
backup_options="-aP"
# edit /backup/conf/hello/default
files="/etc/fstab"
# edit /backup/conf/hello/data
files="/root"
# cmdline
$ gutbackup backup <profile> [instance] [options] -- [rsync-options]
$ gutbackup backup hello # if you omit the instance, it's "default".
$ gutbackup backup hello data -from / -to /backup -conf /backup/conf -- --dry-run
Read more at Archlinux Example, Tutorial, and Documentation
# sytemctl enable [email protected]
By default, it runs daily, you can change it by
# systemctl edit [email protected]
[Timer]
OnCalendar=weekly
Read more at $ man systemd.timer
- x: encyption the backup and send it to cloud
- Syncthing: Relatime Backup
- Time Machine: For Mac OS
- Helium: For Android
- File History: For Windows
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