changelog

7.0
  Major project cleanup. Completes the rewrite started with 6.0

  introduced new variable names see backup.conf for changes
  simplified /home directory options, see star.sh --help or backup.conf
  simplified multicore options, see star.sh --help or backup.conf
  simplified backup.conf sourcing method see star.sh --help or README.md
  simplified clean_unmount and made it standalone
  enhanced deleting older backups - you can now specify the number of latest backups to keep
  accept non-empty target root partition without extra argument
  genkernel on gentoo is now optional, use -D, --use-genkernel in Restore/Transfer mode το use it
  properly clarified error/warning/info messages
  clarified some arguments
  cleaned up star.sh output
  nicer progress bar
  unified distro detection method
  gui wrapper: added cron schedule backup option
  gui wrapper: proper cancelling/cleaning method
  gui wrapper: show generated command in terminal
  code cleanup and re-ordering

6.9
  added pbzip2 parallel decompression support (thanks to 0rinsb3lt)
  simplified multi-core threads number logic
  gui layout and functionality improvements
  cleanups in star.sh

6.8
  use basic date/time format in default backup name (fixes issues with fat file system destinations)
  reworked restore/transfer tab
  many code cleanups in star.sh

6.7
  show generated configuration file to gui wrapper log
  gui wrapper improvements

6.6
  added option to specify the number of threads for multi-core compression
  added option to create a non-system backup archive of a specified directory
  added .desktop launcher and polkit action file, useful for packaging
  fixed missing BRmcore entry in generate_conf
  code cleanups

6.5
  added support for nvme devices (thanks scottbass for reporting)
  implemented partition cleaning mechanism (see star.sh --help)
  wrapper now reads custom configuration file path (syntax: star-gui.sh /path/to/backup.conf)
  silenced gtkdialog output on exit
  show total files in log
  smoothed wget output to wrapper
  use stock gtk icons in wrapper window and buttons
  user tar options in backup mode now appear on top of the list, just like the other modes
  proper check for /home directory options
  star-gui.sh: added check for gtkdialog and /home directory options
  star.sh: removed bold from user replies
  star.sh: arguments now override the configuration file
  star.sh: added check for wget
  star.sh: improved verbose tar/rsync output
  removed summary from rsync output (caused misleading percentage)
  generate_conf: trim leading, trailing and multiple spaces in user tar options
  code cleanups

6.4.1
  fixed broken multi core compression
  updated openssl detection for file-5.30

6.4
  proper variable quoting
  fix: check_input didn't parse correctly mounted partitions in mountpoints with spaces
  fix: files/directories with spaces in /home didn't parse correctly with -O in backup mode
  fix: if the scripts are located in directory with spaces and gui wrapper called outside of that directory, it could not find the main script
  moved prepare_choot before asking to edit fstab - at that stage the user can easily chroot in the target system for further intervention

6.3
  added missing Fedora tar option in backup.conf
  tar options starting with "--exclude=" in backup.conf now translated as paths in Exclude entry
  fixed wildcard expansion in user tar/rsync options and excludes
  override (-o) now applies to Restore mode also
  override (-o) now gives full user control in tar options
  show default tar options in tooltips
  generate backup.conf function now writes proper quotes
  star.sh: accept only tar/rsync options starting with "-" (also fixes nasty bug in Transfer mode with bad user input)
  formatted some code

6.2
  added exclude /home option in transfer mode
  --acls and --xattrs are now default tar options
  debug checkbox now updates the title bar
  gui layout improvements
  removed useless hide cursor option
  code cleanups and minor fixes in star.sh

6.1
  show progress info in window title bar
  separate restore/transfer mode in tabs
  added exclude entry in transfer mode
  added debug checkbox
  added tiny sleep after running the main script to avoid race condition
  removed unnecessary mount options in wrapper, show defaults in tooltip
  wrapper now shows more detailed progress info
  better wget output to wrapper
  code cleanups

6.0
  Major project rewrite. Backend-Frontend template is now used

  star.sh
    backup.sh and restore.sh are now merged in one script which operates with arguments
    three modes are available: Backup Restore and Transfer
    full code review and major cleanup (~1130 lines less)
    script is now commented and faster
    refreshed and cleaned script output

  star-gui.sh
    refreshed layout
    removed the timer and reduced Idle cpu usage
    instant tab auto-change
    instant status bar update
    password/passphrase entries are now hidden
    added About tab
    the Log tab is now copyable
    fixed Ubuntu 16.04 "can't find functions" error (thanks lolo120916 for reporting)

  backup.conf
    BRinterface option removed
    /home directory options simplified
    BRnosockets option removed. It was nasty code and sockets are already excluded
    Add --warning=no-file-ignored in additional options if you want to suppress those tar warnings

  Manpage dropped, i dont have time to maintain. Everything you need is in the Readme and star.sh --help
  In case you miss the old scripts with the cli/dialog interfaces i will keep 5.2 release in downloads

5.2
  wrapper: always go to log
  wrapper: fixed some width inconsistencies
  code cleanups

5.1
  wrapper: if error occurred go to log tab
  wrapper: if genkernel not found and -D is not given abort
  code cleaning

5.0
  added support for encrypted root partition with passphrase (luks, luks on lvm, luks on mdadm, luks on lvm on mdadm)
  enhanced lvm support (lvm on luks, lvm on mdadm, lvm on luks on mdadm)
  kernel options now apply to all bootloaders and appear in summary
  esp is now optional (without bootloader) and you can choose it's mountpoint (/boot/efi or /boot)
  added support for EFISTUB/efibootmgr and Systemd/bootctl
  updated fedora detection and made dracut verbose
  updated lvm and raid detection in gentoo for dolvm/domdadm kernel options
  many wrapper cleanups, fixes and improvements
  code cleaning

4.9.4
  various wrapper improvements
  code cleaning

4.9.3
  use international standard date format
  better detection of older backups
  re-write logs on each run
  wrapper: added cancel button
  wrapper: added full log button
  wrapper: show more info in status bar
  cleanups

4.9.2
  added support for multi-core compression via pigz, pbzip2 or pxz
  added gtkdialog wrapper

4.9.1
  backup.sh: clean temp files on abort also
  backup.sh: more consistent dialog sizes
  backup.sh/backup.conf: updated tar options on override
  restore.sh: removed useless disk_report
  added support for mmcblk devices
  added argument to override the default rsync options
  use columns in partition/disk lists in cli interface
  better partitions summary using columns
  bind /proc and /sys instead of specifying proc/sysfs filesystem
  use only two basic functions (scan_parts and scan_disks) in both interfaces and check_input
  code cleaning

4.9
  backup.sh: added argument to exclude sockets
  backup.sh: updated backup.conf generator
  show total files in dialog interface
  more accurate progress counters
  dont show fstab in dialog interface and quiet mode
  use blkid for all partitions
  removed partitions-in-subvolumes check: not working as intended, let the user decide
  removed unused colors
  use tmp file for tar reading errors in dialog interface, keep filelist clean
  updated backup.conf
  many code cleanups

4.8
  restore.sh: rewritten detect_filetype
  restore.sh: show partitions filesystem in cli interface also
  restore.sh: added some messages
  backup.sh: better filename detection in generate_conf
  check_input: dont decrypt/check archive type again if already checked
  accept -k, --kernel-options without defining bootloader in arguments
  code cleaning

4.7
  removed bsdtar and -a, --archiver argument: GNU tar 1.27+ supports acls xattrs and selinux
  capture tar stderr directly in logs
  more accurate progress
  cleaned backup summary: compression and encryption already shown in archive extension
  updated tar default options
  added missing variables in backup.conf generator
  updated backup.conf
  code cleaning

4.6
  added elapsed time info in backup.sh
  added argument for alternative configuration file
  added argument to ignore UEFI environment
  code cleaning

4.5
  backup.sh: common tar/bsdtar options syntax
  backup.sh: added argument to override archiver options with user options
  backup.sh: added argument to remove older backups in the destination directory
  scripts now read // as space in archiver/rsync options and custom mountpoints
  handle partitions with spaces in mountpoint in fstab
  show archiver/rsync options vertically
  add automatically fedora tar extra options (--selinux --acls --xattrs-include='*') in restore
  force vertical lists in cli interface
  better output on archive read errors in dialog interface
  some echo changes
  updated backup.conf
  code cleaning

4.4
  added support for openssl/gpg encryption*
  fixed reading/calculating dialog starting empty sometimes
  minor interface refinements
  code cleaning

* Thanks poihths for testing

4.3
  added Mandriva support (Mageia OpenMandriva etc...)
  updated initramfs name detection and building
  updated grub2 detection
  changed some echos for better process description
  show actual summary in logs
  updated syslinux mbr and com32 modules paths detection to support the latest debian changes
  code cleaning

4.2
  fixed cli interface progress bar speed

4.1
  added progress bar in cli interface
  added argument to hide cursor when running tar/rsync
  use /tmp/filelist to capture bsdtar errors
  restore.sh: replaced -U with old compatibility argument -u
  improved kernel detection for target syslinux.cfg
  updated help pages
  code cleaning

4.0
  added openSUSE support
  added Gentoo support (with and without genkernel/initramfs)*
  added support for virtio devices
  exclude /var/lock/* and /var/run/* from backup/transfer
  changed grub detection in the archived system
  updated PATH so we can restore from/to any distro
  copy all syslinux COM32 files in /boot/syslinux
  improved syslinux.cfg generator
  added device comments in generated fstab
  changed swap mount point to none
  backup.conf now covers all backup options
  updated info screen instructions

* Thanks freestyl3r for testing

3.9.7
  added support for uncompressed archive
  fixed destination with spaces in backup.conf generator

3.9.6
  fixed backup filename with spaces in log
  show version in logs
  changed verbose tar/rsync output
  renamed downloaded backup
  code cleaning

3.9.5
  various refinements in cli interface
  cleaner verbose tar/rsync output layout
  clean temp files after the basic checks
  use separated temp files between the scripts

3.9.4
  backup.sh can now read input from /etc/backup.conf
  added argument to generate backup configuration file
  added argument to bypass the root partition check
  added checks for basic paramaters in backup.sh
  added check for btrfs subvolumes in restore.sh
  clean temp files on startup
  fixed archive name in backup.log
  some cosmetic changes
  code cleaning

3.9.3
  added support for additional tar/bsdtar options in restore.sh
  allow GNU Tar in Fedora
  show archive read errors in dialog interface
  dont symlink local archive, use it directly
  download archive in the biggest partition

3.9.2
  added bzip2 compression support
  added verbose tar/rsync output argument
  cleaned cli interface, user selections are shown in summary
  warn if destination backup file exists and prompt to rename/overwrite
  better grub efi binary detection
  warn if target ESP is not empty
  bsdtar: if errors occur, capture only them in logs, not full output
  fixed "error symlinking archive" dialog size
  code cleaning

3.9.1
  show disks in dialog interface even if sizes are unreadable (thanks to mask2011)

3.9
  added UEFI support (grub only)
  added support for custom backup filename
  added support for additional rsync options
  better detection of bootloaders
  reduced dialogs
  show more info in summary
  show more info in logs
  moved bootloader dependencies checks in set_bootloader
  fixed gptfdisk detection in Archlinux

3.8.4
  better handling of fedora's grub config file

3.8.3
  force bsdtar on Fedora
  updated info screen
  reduced questions in cli interface
  code cleaning

3.8.2
  show disk size in cli interface again
  code cleaning

3.8.1
  fixed performance between partition dialogs
  removed unused character from error messages
  code cleaning

3.8
  new, real time updated, output layout
  improved partition detection (thanks to pmav)
  new partition selection dialog
  show partitions filesystem in dialog interface
  check if root partition is given from arguments under certain scenarios
  fixed kernel options warning
  -f now accepts both local file path and url (-u is also kept for compatibility)
  code cleaning

3.7.4
  fixed a warning message
  moved install_bootloader in "PROCESSING" dialog
  unified exit screen for both interfaces

3.7.3
  enhanced btrfs subvolumes subsystem
  removed clear
  colorized info screen
  added -q, --quiet argument in backup.sh
  dont wait user input to exit when -q is given
  removed zenity wrappers

3.7.2
  early btrfs detection using blkid
  mount_all now creates subvolumes
  added "View Partition Table" option in dialog interface
  fixed lsblk errors when no partitions found
  fixed colors when -q is given
  if architecture mismatch report both architectures
  updated info dialogs
  replaced unnecessary while loops with if statements

3.7.1
  if no partitions found for root, abort
  changed a warning message
  fixed BRvarsubvol variable
  code cleaning

3.7
  merged clean_unmount_when_subvols in clean_unmount_in
  show distro and architecture in summary
  check if selected bootloader exists in the archived system
  check if running and target system architecture match*
  ask for /home/boot/swap/custom partitions only if partition list is not empty
  removed useless tmpfs line in fstab
  added check for custom mountpoints syntax
  use custom partitions array to assign home and boot partitions
  hide used lvm partitions
  enabled tab auto completion in cli interface
  replaced error/warning messages in dialog interface with --msgbox
  more accurate cli dialogs
  added quit options in backup.sh dialogs
  fixed partition list in cli interface
  code cleaning

* With this commit, 3.7 restore.sh will NOT accept backups made with previous versions.

3.6.11
  backup.sh: obey -h argument when -d is not given

3.6.10
  fixed fedora tar options detection
  code cleaning

3.6.9
  use blkid to extract uuids, not lsblk

3.6.8
  code cleaning/optimising
  dont hide used partitions in restore wrapper

3.6.7
  fixed download gauge dialog speed
  remember url input in dialog interface

3.6.6
  updated archlinux syslinux.cfg

3.6.5
  sort custom partitions array
  check mountpoint syntax

3.6.4
  fix in clean_unmount_in
  code cleaning

3.6.3
  small fix in check_input

3.6.2
  changed some dialogs
  code cleaning

3.6.1
  better dialog order in backup.sh
  updated backup.sh wrapper

3.6
  added libarchive tar (bsdtar) support
  changed any upper case argument input to lower case
  fixed syslinux check output in backup.sh
  re-ordered restore.sh help page
  updated wrappers

3.5.4
  better handling of not mounted partitions
  updated backup.sh error messages
  code cleaning

3.5.3
  added check in create_subvols/better cleaning
  code cleaning

3.5.2
  smarter mounting process/better error handling-cleaning
  clean_unmount_in is now aware of not mounted partitions
  code cleaning

3.5.1
  fixed cleaning tmp file if root is not empty
  if root failed to mount dont mount other partitions
  enabled color warnings in dialog interface

3.5
  new output layout
  cleaner INFO/WARNING/ERROR messages
  added custom partitions option
  backup.sh reports found bootloaders
  cleaned fedora's grub config file
  check generated fstab for md devices
  safer unmount/cleaning process
  if not empty root partition dont mount anything else, unmount and abort immediately
  if /mnt/target exists abort
  dont allow partitions inside btrfs subvolumes

3.4.3
  changed backup destination dialogs
  better raid detection

3.4.2
  more accurate raid detection
  code cleaning

3.4.1
  fixed opening file browser when reading archive fails

3.4
  added log viewer in dialog interface
  re-written (un)mount/clean/create_subvols functions
  better explanation in backup help
  cleaner edit fstab dialog
  if tar/rsync completed successfully show it in the log
  if empty /home and /boot dirrectories exist in non-empty root partition dont touch them
  fixed last dialog in backup.sh when destination has spaces
  code cleaning

3.3.1
  added simple file/directory browser in dialog interface
  better /home directory options in backup script and wrapper
  cleaner editors/bootloaders menu dialog
  corrected syntax in some dialogs
  changed summary dialog labels
  colorized summary
  code cleaning

3.3
  added additional root mount/fstab options
  added additional kernel options with syslinux
  gpt support for debian/fedora with syslinux
  re-written install_bootloader
  better syslinux installation error checking
  changed dialogues
  added sgdisk check
  new syslinux output for debian/fedora
  bind /run - fixed grub /var/lock/dmraid warnings
  new help pages
  updated wrappers
  code cleaning

3.2
  symlink local archive
  count archive content
  added bootloader installation error reporting
  code cleaning / re-arranging
  use dialog gauge
  functions in CLI interface are now a bit faster
  added manpage
  cosmetic changes
  new backup summary

3.1
  added tar/rsync progress counter
  added backup.log and restore.log
  code re-arranging
  functions prepare_chroot build_initramfs generate_locales show in one dialog box
  better rsync syntax for /home's hidden files and folders
  dont generate locales in fedora
  various cosmetic changes

3.0
  allow non-empty /boot and /home partitions
  changed backup folder name
  wait user input to exit backup script in CLI interface
  changed /home options in backup wrapper
  wrappers use sudo if installed

2.9.2
  fixed raid arrays detection
  fixes in check_input

2.9
  raid support
  option to install bootloader in all disks that an array contains
  option to symlink archive
  added -N, --no-color argument
  wrappers now find full script's path
  error reporting in backup script

2.8
  fixed booting lvm root with syslinux
  added tar user options
  wrappers call main scripts with su -c
  wrappers show the generated command
  wrappers remember user input
  added xterm titles

2.7.1
  fixed grub detection

2.7
  remaned scripts
  added zenity wrappers
  better syslinux directory handling

2.6
  xz support
  added -q --quiet, -o --only-hidden arguments
  better summary
  scripts are wrapper-ready now
  autodetect archive type
  save old syslinux.cfg
  added hostname in backup filename
  fixed file path with spaces in dialog interface
  autosize dialogs
  removed trailing spaces

2.5.1
  write uuids in syslinux.cfg
  fixed typos

2.5
  lvm support
  check if bootloader exists
  automatic distro detection
  changed color variables
  partitions given from arguments dont show them again
  check mount exit code
  added dialog titles
  better fstab generator
  better chroot enviroment preperation
  summary shows partition sizes
  if fedora+grub, save old /etc/default/grub and re-generate it

2.4
  added transfer mode
  build initramfs for every available kernel
  add syslinux.cfg entries for every available kernel
  removed url ping check

2.3
  better backup tar syntax
  fixed backing up files with spaces when only /home's hidden files and folders selected
  changed dialog sizes and syntax

2.2
  check user input
  archive integrity check
  smart summary
  selected partitions dont show up again
  CLI colors
  autodetect fedora and add extra tar options
  bootloader is now optional
  edit fstab option
  better unmounting/cleaning with subvolumes
  changes in dialogs
  hidden password
  added info in restore script
  code cleaning
  small fixes

2.1
  option for /home's hidden files and folder in backup
  added -i, --interface argument
  support for paths with spaces
  code re-arranging
  various fixes

2.0
  initial commit