https://github.com/alexwlchan/backup-pinboard

Create a local backup of your Pinboard backups
https://github.com/alexwlchan/backup-pinboard

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Create a local backup of your Pinboard backups

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/alexwlchan/backup-pinboard
• Owner: alexwlchan
• License: mit
• Archived: true
• Created: 2013-03-31T14:33:10.000Z (over 11 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2018-11-28T07:21:21.000Z (about 6 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-07-27T00:44:35.275Z (5 months ago)
• Language: Rust
• Homepage:
• Size: 47.9 KB
• Stars: 56
• Watchers: 8
• Forks: 8
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Changelog: CHANGELOG.md
  • License: LICENSE

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README

        
# backup-pinboard

This is a tool for creating a local backup of your Pinboard bookmarks.

## Installation

Building this project [requires Rust][rust] (1.19 or later).

Then install the project using Cargo:

```console

$ cargo install --git https://github.com/alexwlchan/backup-pinboard.git

```

You need to add `~/.cargo/bin` to your PATH.

[rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org/en-US/

## Usage

Download your bookmarks metadata:

```console

$ backup-pinboard metadata --username=USERNAME --password=PASSWORD

```

This downloads your metadata to `bookmarks.json`.

You can specify an alternative path with `--outfile`, for example:

```console

$ backup-pinboard metadata --username=USERNAME --password=PASSWORD --outfile=~/backups/pinboard.json

```

If the outfile name ends in `.xml`, metadata is saved as XML instead of JSON.

If you have an archival account, you can also download copies of your saved pages:

```console

$ backup-pinboard archive --username=USERNAME --password=PASSWORD --outdir=~/backups/pinboard-archive

```

## The old Python script

This used to be a Python script; in July 2017 I completely rewrote the tool in Rust.

You can browse the repo [at commit 6dcc06e][python] for the last version of the Python scripts.

[python]: https://github.com/alexwlchan/backup-pinboard/tree/6dcc06e49a4863803d5a2a0c9ac23bfec2f4bcf3

## License

MIT.