fs2f

Description

The fs2f script is for taking snapshots of a file structure into a single file, similar to archiving without compression.

Features

• Create a snapshot file from a specified directory.
• Restore the file structure from a snapshot file to a chosen directory.
• Preserve information about the owner and access rights on UNIX-like systems.
• List the files and directories stored in the snapshot file.
• Verify file integrity using hash checks.
• Strict mode aborts recovery in the event of a hash error.

Installation

• from GitHub

  git clone https://github.com/codyverse/fs2f.git
  cd fs2f
  

• via PIP

  pip install fs2f
  

Usage

Options:

  -h, --help        Show this help message and exit.
  -m                Create a file structure snapshot and save it to a file.
  -u                Restore a file structure snapshot from a file.
  -s                Disable strict mode (continue restoring despite file hash mismatches).
  -l snapshot_file  List files and directories stored in a file structure snapshot.
  -d directory      Path to the directory.
  -f snapshot_file  Path to the snapshot file.

Examples

• Snapshot the entire file structure inside the ./folder/a directory to the file.fs file:

  python3 fs2f.py -m -d ./folder/a -f file.fs
  

• Restore the file structure from the file.fs file to the ./folder/b directory:

  python3 fs2f.py -u -d ./folder/b -f file.fs
  

• Display all files and directories saved within the file.fs file:

  python3 fs2f.py -l file.fs
  

Contributing

Feel free to contribute by submitting issues or pull requests!