This is a section for alternative methods for running the script and automating/manual backups
+If script.sh is executed in the terminal, Command-Line Arguments are available:
| Argument | +Description | +Example | +
|---|---|---|
-h, --help |
+Display the help page and exit | +script.sh --help or script.sh -h |
+
-c, --commit_message |
+Use your own commit message for the git push | +script.sh --commit_message "my commit message" or script.sh -c "my commit message" |
+
-f, --fix |
+Delete the config_backup folder. This can help to solve the vast majority of error messages | +script.sh --fix or script.sh -f |
+
-d, --debug |
+Output debugging information | +script.sh --debug or script.sh -d |
+
For those with distros that may not include cron in the base packages you can use the following to setup timed backups instead
+Create a timer unit file at /etc/systemd/system/klipper-backup.timer with the following:
+
Create a service file at /etc/systemd/system/klipper-backup.service with the following:
+
[Unit]
+Description=Klipper Backup On-boot Service
+#Uncomment below lines if using network manager
+After=NetworkManager-wait-online.service
+Wants=NetworkManager-wait-online.service
+#Uncomment below lines if not using network manager
+#After=network-online.target
+#Wants=network-online.target
+
+[Service]
+User=<REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_USERNAME>
+Type=oneshot
+ExecStart=/bin/bash -c 'bash $HOME/klipper-backup/script.sh -c "New Backup on timer - $(date +"%%x - %%X")"'
+
+[Install]
+WantedBy=default.target
+sudo systemctl daemon-reload once both files have been created.sudo systemctl enable --now klipper-backup.timer. The timer will run the service file every 4 hours. Note
+if you would like to edit the time between backups you can edit line 5 OnUnitActiveSec= to your specified time.