jackboberg / snapshot.sh

rotating rsync backups

snapshot.sh

Rotating rsync backups, intended for use with OS X (tested with 10.8).

Config

Edit the scipts to set source/destication directories to match you desires, and edit to control how many backups to keep.

Make Executable

Move the scripts to somewhere on your path.

cp snapshot /usr/local/bin/ && cp snapshot_daily_rotate /usr/local/bin/
cp backup_exclude /usr/local/etc/

Cron

Add these tasks to your root cron

0 */4 * * * /usr/local/bin/snapshot >/dev/null 2>&1
0 0 * * *  /usr/local/bin/snapshot_daily_rotate

Next Steps

I plan on re-working these scripts to allow better cusomtization, specifically to allow arguements to the script

** I will likely do this with methadone or gli**

Thanks to

• Mike Rubel's (old but) very nice article on "[Easy Automated Snapshot-Style Backups with Linux and Rsync] (http://www.mikerubel.org/computers/rsync_snapshots/)"