tarpit helps you make backups with Tarsnap.
List backup names with tarpit:
$ tarpit
documents
misc
var
Run a backup with tarpit <backup>:
$ tarpit documents
Configs are just directories kept in ~/.config/tarpit. Each
directory must contain a file called config. This is a regular shell
script which will be sourced at run time. This file must contain the
following variables:
-
NAMEThe name of the archive.
-
FILESAn array of files to be excluded in the archive.
-
EXCLUDE(optional)An array of files or directories to be excluded from the archive.
-
KEYFILE(optional)Path to the keyfile to use for this backup
tarpit supports running custom actions at a few points. Just place
the following files in your config directories (i.e next to your
config file) and make them executable:
-
preWill be run immediately before Tarsnap is called. If this exits with a non-zero status, the backup will be halted.
-
postWill be run immediately after Tarsnap is called.
See examples for example configurations.