ohsnap contains a pyCLI application that manages tarsnap backups and retention policies.
The ohsnap command
ohsnap will allow a user to create backups with retention policies.
Usage
Basic usage info is display when running ohsnap with no arguments.
ohsnap
usage: ohsnap [-b BINARY] {backup,list,purge} ohsnap: error: too few arguments
Combining -h or --help with any subcommand will provide more detailed info.
ohsnap -h backup
usage: backup [-h] [-l LOGFILE] [-q] [-s] [-v] [-C CWD] [-n NAME]
[-r RETENTION] [path [path ...]]
positional arguments:
path paths to backup
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-l LOGFILE, --logfile LOGFILE
log to file (default: log to stdout)
-q, --quiet decrease the verbosity
-s, --silent only log warnings
-v, --verbose raise the verbosity
-C CWD, --cwd CWD
directory to run the backup from
-n NAME, --name NAME
archive name
-r RETENTION, --retention RETENTION
integer and time identifier e.g. 1h, 3d, 6y
Example
To backup the spam and eggs directories with 1 day retention:
ohsnap backup --retention 1d --name spam-eggs spam eggs
To list existing archives created by the ohsnap manager:
ohsnap list
Requirements:
- Python
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