timeshift-autosnap

Timeshift auto-snapshot script which runs before package upgrade using Pacman hook.

Features

• Creates Timeshift snapshots with unique comment.
• Deletes old snapshots which are created using this script.
• Auto generates grub if grub-btrfs package is installed.
• Can be manually executed by running timeshift-autosnap command with elevated privileges.
• Autosnaphot can be temporarily skipped by setting SKIP_AUTOSNAP environment variable (e.g. sudo SKIP_AUTOSNAP= pacman -Syu)

/etc/timeshift-autosnap.conf options:

• skipAutosnap - if set to true script won't be executed.
• deleteSnapshots - if set to false old snapshots won't be deleted.
• maxSnapshots - defines maximum number of old snapshots to keep.
• updateGrub - if set to false grub entries won't be generated.
• snapshotDescription - defines value used to distinguish snapshots created using timeshift-autosnap.

Notes

• It' working both in BTRFS and RSYNC mode.
• This script is made in Arch and Arch based distros in mind but if there would be interest it should be easily ported to other distros.

Contribution

• All new ideas and contributors are welcomed!

This a clone of Matti Hyttinen solution: https://gitlab.manjaro.org/Chrysostomus/timeshift-autosnap