tarup 1.0.0

Small backup utility to create a .tar.xz archive and a structure.json metadata file.

TarUP Backup Tool

This project creates 2 files, one a tar.xz archive and a .json that contains metadata about the files.

What it does

• It checks that your files are identical with MD5 and SHA256.
• It can do a dry run, which checks for permission errors.
• It uses UUIDs for file names, cuz why not. And shortens out the archive names. And makes sure that no renaming happened.
• It shows a progress bar, and how fast in MB/s.

How to use it

To make a backup of a folder:

tarup /path/to/your/folder

To unpack a backup you already made:

tarup -u /where/you/want/it

To check for errors without making a backup:

tarup --dry-run /idk/for/another/path/name/so/random/path/my/god/why/is/this/so/nested/deep/bro/you/dont/need/this/many/folders/someone/help/me/out/this/dungeon/finnaly/the/end

Files it creates

1. structure.json: This file contains all information about your folders and files.
2. contents.tar.xz: This file contains your actual files.
3. permissions_audit.log: This file shows up if you run a dry run and encounter errors.

Credits

Created by WhiteLabs, owned and ran by ThatWhiteGuy364.

License