https://github.com/mhthies/rsync-backup

Simple but not too simple local backup script using rsync.
https://github.com/mhthies/rsync-backup

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Simple but not too simple local backup script using rsync.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/mhthies/rsync-backup
• Owner: mhthies
• Created: 2016-05-18T11:00:01.000Z (about 10 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2016-09-28T07:05:36.000Z (almost 10 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2025-02-14T07:20:06.310Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: backup, incremental-backups, rsync
• Language: Shell
• Size: 6.84 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: readme.md

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# rsync-backup

A simple but not too simple backup script based on rsync.

Including incremental snapshot backups using hardlinks, weekly and monthly snapshots, automatic backup rotation

(deletion of old backups, while preserving monthly snapshots), interactive dryrun storing transaction list, interactive

option to continue unfinished backups and passing of custom filter (exclude) file.

## Usage

From the commandline help (`rsync-backup.sh -h`):

```

Usage:

  rsync-backup.sh -s  -d  [-i] [-f ]

Options:

  -s 

        Source directory. This is the source folder, that will be

        backuped.

        

        Warning: The source path must not include a trailing slash.

  

  -d 

        Destination directory. The backups are stored in sub-directories

        of the destination directory. Each run of this backup script will

        create a new folder here containing a full snapshot of the source

        direcotry.

        There will also be folders containing weekly and monthly backups

        of the source directory. All unchanged files are only stored once

        on drive and hardlinked between all those folders.

        

        Warning: The destination path must not include a trailing slash.

  

  -f    (optional)

        Path to filter file. This file will be passed to rsync with the

        --exclude-from option. It should contain relative paths inside

        the source directory, that will be excluded from backup.

    

  -i            (optional)

        Disable interactive mode. The user will not be asked for a dry run

        or to continue an incomplete backup.

        

  -h

        Show this help message and exit without doing anything.

```

## Tips

You may want to edit the constant definitions in the first lines of the script.

If you use this script for backups to a file system without user/group/permissions support (e.g. NTFS without user

mapping), rsync will allways copy every file, due to the permissions mismatch. In that case add the following options

to RSYNC_OPTIONS: `--no-perms --no-owner --no-group`.