backup.sh/README.md
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# backup.sh
Create incrimental backups using rsync and filesystem hardlinking.
requires: rsync, cron and a filesystem that is capable of hardlinking.
### Usage
```bash
./backup.sh <source dir> <destination dir>/<frequency> <number of backups to keep>
```
Setup backup strategy in `crontab -e`
```bash
@daily /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/backup.sh /home/bob/ /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/bob/daily 7 | tee -a /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/bob/log.txt
@weekly /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/backup.sh /home/bob/ /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/bob/weekly 4 | tee -a /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/bob/log.txt
@monthly /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/backup.sh /home/bob/ /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/bob/monthly 12 | tee -a /mnt/DOOM/BACKUPS/bob/log.txt
```