dotbak

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Backup your dotfiles and configuration files in other directories such as /etc.

Requirements

• UNIX-like system (Linux, macOS, etc.)
• Python 3.5+

Install

Place the dotbak.py file in the directory where you want to store the backup files.

mkdir your_backup_dir && cd your_backup_dir

# git
git clone https://github.com/yanyingwang/dotbak.git
# curl
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yaragos/dotbak/main/dotbak.py
# wget
wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yaragos/dotbak/main/dotbak.py

Create dotbak.json and add the files or directories you want to back up (refer to dotbak.example.json).

{
  "home": [
    ".vimrc",
    ".config/nvim",
    ".config/starship.toml"
  ],
  "etc": [
    "vim"
  ]
}

Usage

A very simple Python script that does not require any third-party libraries. Just run dotbak.py to start the backup.

python3 dotbak.py

Conclusion

This is merely a script I use for backup. It has a single function and cannot restore your configuration files on a new system. If you need more advanced features to manage your dotfiles, you can refer to tools like Dotbot, yadm etc.