rbak

backup your files, respecting .gitignores

Rbak is a cumulative, time-based backup thingy which respects .gitignores so you don't end up with node_modules folders all over the place.

Can be used globally or required as a module

Installing

Stand alone

npm install -g rbak

As a module

npm install --save rbak

Usage

Stand alone

rbak [command] [options]

As a module

var rbak = require('rbak');
 
rbak.[command]({
  [options]
});

Commands

backup
list
restore

Options

--base - Where your backup lives
--dir - Directory to backup or directory in backup to list/restore
--ignore - Comma seperated list of files/directories to ignore globally
--recursive - true/false, defaults to true
--respect-gitignore - true/false, defaults to true

Examples

Backup DEV dir into a folder called backup ignoring a bunch of files

rbak backup --dir=DEV --base=backup --ignore=node_modules,.git,bower_components,.svn,*.exe,*.bin,*.dat,*.log,*.0,*.bvh,*.ddp,
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List contents of a backed up folder

rbak list --base=D:/backup --dir=github/rbak

Restore files from a backed up folder

rbak restore --base=D:/backup --dir=github/rbak --out=D:/rbak

Known issues

• Gets upset about really big files, make sure you ignore them