Backup Tool#

Backup and restore files with compression and encryption.

Quick Start#

bash

# Backup a folder
python scripts/backup.py /path/to/folder --output backup.tar.gz

# Restore
python scripts/backup.py --restore backup.tar.gz --destination /restored

Usage#

bash

python scripts/backup.py SOURCE [OPTIONS]

Options:
  --output PATH       Output backup file
  --compress FORMAT   Compression: gzip, bzip2, xz (default: gzip)
  --encrypt           Encrypt backup with password
  --restore PATH      Restore from backup
  --destination DIR   Restore destination
  --incremental      Create incremental backup
  --exclude PATTERN  Exclude pattern (can repeat)

Examples#

bash

# Simple backup
python scripts/backup.py ~/Documents --output docs-backup.tar.gz

# Encrypted backup
python scripts/backup.py ~/Important --output secure-backup.tar.gz --encrypt

# Incremental backup
python scripts/backup.py /data --output incremental --incremental

# Restore encrypted backup
python scripts/backup.py --restore secure-backup.tar.gz --destination /restored

Scheduling Backups#

Add to crontab for automatic backups:

text

0 2 * * * python /path/to/backup.py /home --output /backup/daily.tar.gz

Features#

• Compression: gzip, bzip2, xz
• AES-256 encryption
• Incremental backups
• Exclude patterns
• Integrity verification