snapshot
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Backup done in a 'Time Machine' like fashion, using rsync.

The scripts are heavily inspired by a similar setup described at:

  http://blog.interlinked.org/tutorials/rsync_time_machine.html

Scripts:

  snapshot - makes backups of your $HOME directory
  cleanup  - purges old backups

Configuration:

  snapshot
     Edit the script and set the HOME and BACKUPDIR variables as appropriate.

  cleanup
     Edit the script and set the BACKUPDIR and LIMIT variables as
     appropriate.

  The scripts should be run from cron, example:

     $ crontab -l
     0  7-20/2 * * 1-5 $HOME/bin/snapshot >> /tmp/snapshot.log 2>&1
     0  2      * * 1   $HOME/bin/cleanup  >> /tmp/cleanup.log  2>&1

Restore:

  $ cp     (for single files)
  $ rsync -avz --delete $BACKUPDIR/current/ $HOME/

Check used space:

  $ du -shc <dir>

2012-05-18  <kmyksvo(at)online.no>