backup_file
backup_file filename [filename1 filename2 ... filenameN]
backup_file provides a simple command-line tool for creating a backup of one
or many files. If multiple files are given, or wild characters are used all
files will be backed up. Each time a file is backed up with backup_file it
creates a unique name for the backup file consisting of the date (YYYY-MM-DD)
followed by a version number if there is more than one for the current date.
For example:
$ backup_file file && backup_file file
'file' -> 'file-2003-02-01'
'file' -> 'file-2003-02-01.0'
When backup_file is run without any files listed, it displays usage/license
information.
backup_file does not accept any command line options. Every command line item
(after the script name) is assumed to be a filename.
When listing files separate each filename by a space. You can use one or more
filenames with either a relative or full path to the file. Wild-cards should
work properly.
If you find a bug please let me know email me at
thompson@cns.uni.edu.
Copyright (C) 2003 Aaron Thompson
thompson@cns.uni.edu
This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software
Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or (at your option) any later
version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more
details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with
this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple
Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA. or visit
http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/gpl.html
Click here to view the source code online
Click here to download the script
