homebak 0.1.0b5

Simple, configurable home directory backup tool

🏠 homebak

homebak is a simple, configurable tool for backing up your home directory on Linux.
Exclude what you don't need, compress the rest, and keep your data safe.

🚀 Features

• ⚙️ Configurable via YAML (~/.config/homebak/config.yaml)
• 🗃 Exclude directories by name (e.g. .cache, venv, datasets)
• 📦 Compressed .tar.gz output
• 🧪 Dry run mode (--dry-run)
• 🧼 Clean CLI with progress bars
• 📝 Config editing via homebak edit-config

📦 Installation

pip install homebak

📁 Example Usage

homebak               # Run with confirmation
homebak --yes         # Skip confirmation
homebak --dry-run     # Simulate backup only
homebak --compress    # Compress at the end of the backup
homebak edit-config   # Open config file in $EDITOR

⚙️ Config Example

Located at ~/.config/homebak/config.yaml:

backup_location: "/media/$USER/backup/backups"
copy_timeout: 60

exclude_directory_names:
  - ".cache"
  - ".venv"
  - "datasets"
  - "snap"

🧠 Why use homebak?

Just run it. homebak will:

1. Walk your home directory
2. Exclude folders you don't care about
3. Copy the rest with timeout protection
4. Compress everything into a single .tar.gz archive if flag is set