https://github.com/rapidwebltd/backup-deletion

💾 Shell script to identify date named backups and remove them
https://github.com/rapidwebltd/backup-deletion

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💾 Shell script to identify date named backups and remove them

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/rapidwebltd/backup-deletion
• Owner: rapidwebltd
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-07-03T08:44:18.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2017-10-17T07:58:42.000Z (about 7 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2023-08-12T05:34:25.046Z (over 1 year ago)
• Topics: backup-deletion, backup-files
• Language: Shell
• Homepage:
• Size: 5.86 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 6
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 6
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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## Overview

This shell script is designed to identify any backup files present in a git repository, remove them from the repository (via `git rm`) and optionally commit and push the changes.

## Backup files

Backup files are identified based on their file names ending with an underscore `_` following by a string that represents a date.

The following are examples of file names which will be matched by this script.

* `terms_3rdOct2011.php`

* `test_8th_June_2011.php`

* `logout_5thOct2011.php`

* `test_260215.php`

* `style_25thJune2015.css`

* `style_31st_May_2013.css`

* `script_20th_May_2015.js`

### File types

This script currently deals with `.php`, `.css`, `.js`, `.htm` and `.html` files.

## Download

To get the backup deletion script, `cd` to your project's directory and run the following `wget` command.

`wget -N https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rapidwebltd/backup-deletion/master/backup-deletion.sh`

Please note that you should download the script into a valid git repository. If you do not, it will refuse to run due to its destructive nature.

## Usage

Run the `./backup-deletion.sh` script from within your project's directory.

If you receive a `Permission denied` error, you need to make the script executable with `chmod +x backup-deletion.sh`.

## License

MIT