backup-dir

Simple command line tool to backup and sync folders without footprint.

This tool copies all files and folders from a source directory to a target directory that do not yet exist or have an older 'Last Modified' timestamp.

Based on Node.js
Tested with Windows only. Use with caution on Linux and macOS.

Installation

TODO

Usage

Examples

Simply backup your folder:

backup-dir C:\my-data E:\backup\my-data

Test it without any risk in a preview:

backup-dir C:\my-data E:\backup\my-data --preview

Use of relative paths, multiple options and log output to a file:

backup-dir relative/src relative/target --do-not-copy **/*.env **/node_modules relative/src/secret.key --copy-all > out.txt

Commands

backup-dir help
backup-dir <source_dir> <target_dir> [options]

Options

--sync Deletes files and folders in the target if they don't exist in the source.

--copy-all Replaces all files in the target - regardless of the timestamp of the last change.

--preview Doesn't change anything in the file system, just performs a preview.

--do-not-copy <glob_expressions> Excludes files and folders in the source that should not be copied.