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@@ -18,23 +18,23 @@ On OS X, it has a few disadvantages compared to Time Machine - in particular it
* Backup the home folder to backup_drive * Backup the home folder to backup_drive
rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup_drive rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup_drive
* Backup with exclusion list: * Backup with exclusion list:
rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup_drive excluded_patterns.txt rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup_drive excluded_patterns.txt
* Backup to remote drive over SSH, on port 2222: * Backup to remote drive over SSH, on port 2222:
rsync_tmbackup.sh -p 2222 /home user@example.com:/mnt/backup_drive rsync_tmbackup.sh -p 2222 /home user@example.com:/mnt/backup_drive
* To mimic Time Machine's behaviour, a cron script can be setup to backup at regular interval. For example, the following cron job checks if the drive "/mnt/backup" is currently connected and, if it is, starts the backup. It does this check every 1 hour. * To mimic Time Machine's behaviour, a cron script can be setup to backup at regular interval. For example, the following cron job checks if the drive "/mnt/backup" is currently connected and, if it is, starts the backup. It does this check every 1 hour.
0 */1 * * * if [[ -d /mnt/backup ]]; then rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup; fi 0 */1 * * * if [[ -d /mnt/backup ]]; then rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup; fi
* The use `flock` is recommended so that only one instance of the script runs at a given time: * The use `flock` is recommended so that only one instance of the script runs at a given time:
flock -n /tmp/rsync_tmbackup.lock rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup flock -n /tmp/rsync_tmbackup.lock rsync_tmbackup.sh /home /mnt/backup
## Exclude file ## Exclude file
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To display the rsync options that are used for backup, run `./rsync_tmbackup.sh --rsync-get-flags`. It is also possible to add or remove options using the `--rsync-set-flags` option. For example, to exclude backing up permissions and groups: To display the rsync options that are used for backup, run `./rsync_tmbackup.sh --rsync-get-flags`. It is also possible to add or remove options using the `--rsync-set-flags` option. For example, to exclude backing up permissions and groups:
rsync_tmbackup --rsync-set-flags "--numeric-ids --links --hard-links --one-file-system --archive --no-perms --no-groups --itemize-changes" /src /dest rsync_tmbackup --rsync-set-flags "--numeric-ids --links --hard-links \
--one-file-system --archive --no-perms --no-groups --itemize-changes" /src /dest
# Features # Features