backup_to_usb.sh

Bash script to copy files from your home directory to a backup device such as USB flash media. It uses rsync to do the copy and zenity for the GUI.

Installation

To install, copy files to these locations:

• /usr/local/bin/backup_to_usb.sh
• /usr/local/bin/backup_to_usb_rsync.awk
• /usr/local/share/icons/backup_to_usb.svg
• /usr/local/share/applications/backup_to_usb.desktop

You will likely want to create a ~/.rsync-usbflash-filter file to include or exclude files/dirs from your backup.

Usage

Once the .desktop file has been installed, you should be able to launch this as you would any other program.

You can also start this from the command line.

Usage: backup_to_usb.sh [f filename] [-n] [-h]

    -f    set rsync per-dir filter filename (default .rsync-usbflash-filter)
    -n    dry-run
    -h    display this help text and exit

License

The icon included with this project (backup_to_usb.svg) is licensed:

Everything except the icon (backup_to_usb.svg) is licensed: