mkbackup 📁

Backup Made Easy! 💻

mkbackup is a simple yet powerful shell script that helps you create compressed backups of your important files and directories. With just a few commands, you can safeguard your data and store it in your $HOME directory.

Getting Started 🚀

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone git@github.com:jean0t/mkbackup.git
2. Give executable permissions to the script: chmod +x mkbackup.sh
3. Run the script: ./mkbackup.sh (or add it to your system's PATH for easy access)

Usage 📝

To create a backup, simply run the script and provide the directories and files you want to include:

./mkbackup.sh [OPTIONS | FILES] # you can use -h or --help to get a menu with the usage

The script will create a compressed backup file in your $HOME directory.

Compatibility 🎉

mkbackup is compatible with both zsh and bash shells, so you can use it regardless of your preferred shell.

Features 🎉

• Easy to use: just provide the files and directories you want to backup
• Compressed backups: reduces the size of the backup file, saving you space
• Flexible: works with any type of file or directory

Tips and Variations 🤔

• To backup multiple directories or files, separate them with spaces: ./mkbackup.sh /dir1 /dir2 /file1 /file2

License 📜

Feel free to use and modify.

Author 👋

• Jean0t

Contributing 🤝

If you'd like to contribute to mkbackup, please open a pull request on GitHub. I'd love to hear your ideas and feedback! 💬

To-Do List 📝

• Add option to select a custom output file name
• Change the directory that received the backup file