Detimer

Detimer provides a high-level interface for making backups. Say goodbye to messy backup scripts. With this tool you can configure all your backup targets in a single yaml file.

Currently supported backup tools:

• rdiff-backup
• more coming soon

Overview

A root is a backup job, including information such as the directory to back up, where to store it and exclusion rules. Eventually, you will also be able to specify a backup tool (for now rdiff-backup is assumed).

Installation

You will need rdiff-backup installed. Then you can install detimer:

pip install detimer

Usage

$ detimer -h
Usage: detimer [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

  Universal backup manager

Options:
  -V, --version  Show the version and exit.
  -h, --help     Show this message and exit.

Commands:
  backup  Backup specified roots
  list    List all roots

Configuration

To add a root, edit config.yml in:

• OS X: ~/Library/Application Support/Detimer
• Unix: ~/.config/detimer
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\AppData\Roaming\Detimer

Each root should have the following properties:

• name
• src - Absolute path of the source directory
• dest - Absolute path of the destination directory
• match - Inclusion/exclusion rules. Patterns starting with - are excluded, and patterns starting with + are force-included. Any inclusion lines must precede their corresponding exclusion lines (see the example below).

Example:

roots:
  - name: mega
    src: /home/USER
    dest: /mega/backups
    match: |
      - Downloads
      - **/node_modules
      + another-excluded-dir/except-this-file
      - another-excluded-dir

Contributing

Pull Requests are welcome! Please open an issue before making major changes. Additionally, we use conventional commits.

License

Licensed under GNU GPLv3