Backupper

A simple tool to manage backups of single folders.

Usage

Usage: backupper [options] [path]
Manages simple backups of a folder.
With no path, it will be archived the current working directory.
Options:
  -c, --create   Creates an archive of the desired directory, inside the directory.
  -x, --extract  Extract the content of the archive in the directory.
  -d, --delete   Deletes the archive of the current directory.
  -h, --help     Shows this help. 

Installation

The installation process installs the program as a copy of the script in /usr/local/bin.

Clone this repository:

git clone https://github.com/alessandrogilli/backupper.git

Enter the project directory:

cd backupper

Run the install script as root:

sudo sh ./install.sh

Run the program:

backupper

Non root installation

If you prefer to install the program without root permissions, the installation process will copy the script in a new "script" directory inside your ~/.local folder. It also auto updates .bashrc and .zshrc files with the new $PATH variable.

Run the install script:

sh ./install.sh

Open a new shell or type:

source ~/.bashrc

or, if you are using zsh:

source ~/.zshrc

Finally, you can find backupper installed, typing:

backupper