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With just a few commands, you can safeguard your data and store it in your `$HOME` directory.\r\n\r\n**Getting Started 🚀**\r\n---------------\r\n\r\n### Installation\r\n\r\n1. Clone the repository: `git clone git@github.com:jean0t/mkbackup.git`\r\n2. Give executable permissions to the script: `chmod +x mkbackup.sh`\r\n3. 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