rsync-backup

A simple bash script wrapper for the rsync command

Requirements

• bash (or any other bash-compatible shell; sh, dash, etc. are not supported)
• dasel (https://github.com/TomWright/dasel)
• jq (https://github.com/stedolan/jq)
• rsync
• screen
• envsubst (optional, a part of gettext package)

Usage

$ ./rsync_offsite_backup.sh [OPTIONS]

Options

Argument	Description
-c string	Path to config file for this job
-d	Dry run
-l	Show list of the currently running jobs and exit
-n string	Custom name of the job
-h	Shows help

Use case scenarios

Starting new rsync job

$ ./rsync_offsite_backup.sh -c path/to/config.yml [-d] [-n]

Getting list of currently active jobs

$ ./rsync_offsite_backup.sh -l

Attaching to the screen of the active job

$ ./rsync_offsite_backup.sh -r

License

MIT