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plain_inc_bak
Simple but fast incremental backup script with optional encrypted upload to Amazon S3. Based on the method explained in this excellent article by Mike Rubel.
$ python3 plain_inc_bak.py --help
usage: plain_inc_bak.py [-h] [-o ORIGIN_DIR] [-B BACKUPS_DIR]
[-n BACKUP_BASENAME] [-m MAX_BACKUPS]
[-x EXCLUDE_DIRS] [-u] [-b S3_BUCKET] [-e]
[-p S3_GPG_PASS] [-a S3_AKEY] [-s S3_SECRET] [-E]
[-P EMAIL_PROGRAM] [-f EMAIL_FROM] [-d EMAIL_DEST]
[-D]
Incremental backup utility with optional upload to Amazon S3
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-o ORIGIN_DIR, --origin_dir ORIGIN_DIR
Origin directory to backup (will include subdirs
-B BACKUPS_DIR, --backups_dir BACKUPS_DIR
Directory where the backups will be stored
-n BACKUP_BASENAME, --backup_basename BACKUP_BASENAME
First part of the backup directory names (numbers will
be appended to it)
-m MAX_BACKUPS, --max_backups MAX_BACKUPS
Maximum number of incremental backups to keep
-x EXCLUDE_DIRS, --exclude_dirs EXCLUDE_DIRS
Comma separated list of directories to exclude from
the backup.This option will remove any other
configured exclude diretories
-u, --upload_s3 Enable uploading to Amazon S3 of the most recent
backup
-b S3_BUCKET, --s3_bucket S3_BUCKET
Name of the S3 bucket to upload
-e, --s3_gpg_encrypt Encrypt the backup with GPG before uploading to S3
-p S3_GPG_PASS, --s3_gpg_pass S3_GPG_PASS
GPG passphrase to use for encrypted uploads
-a S3_AKEY, --s3_akey S3_AKEY
S3 Access Key
-s S3_SECRET, --s3_secret S3_SECRET
S3 Secret Key
-E, --email_report Send an email report
-P EMAIL_PROGRAM, --email_program EMAIL_PROGRAM
Sendmail-style program to use for sending the email
-f EMAIL_FROM, --email_from EMAIL_FROM
"From" field to use in the report email
-d EMAIL_DEST, --email_dest EMAIL_DEST
Address where the report email will be sent
-D, --dry_run Dont really compress or upload anything