📦 dist.sh

Create complex ZIP file in a minute. With this tool you can create a ZIP file with custom structure, useful to backup your data instead of manually picking stuff one by one, or good for distrubute your software avoiding to leave your private data into ZIP file.

Installation

Quick installation

Download dist.sh file into your workstation
Move to /usr/local/bin/dist.sh or wherever you prefer
Set executable permission with chmod +x /usr/local/bin/dist.sh.

Usage

Create in your workstation a file called .distfile like this

## File: .distfile
@mybackup.zip

+.ssh/*
+.config/*
!*.secret

Run the following command

dist.sh

With this simple instructions you create a ZIP file with all .ssh/ and .config/ directories but without all files *.secret.

Documantation

The .distfile process instruction based on first char of line, all control char are listed here:

@ - Create ZIP file, you can create multiple ZIP file at same time
> - Change root directory into ZIP file
+ - Add directory or file to ZIP file
! - Exclude specific directory or file from ZIP file
& - Execute a shell command
# - Comment line

Good to know

Run without install

$ curl -sL git.io/dist.sh | bash -

Use into Makefile

dist:
     curl -sL git.io/dist.sh | bash -

Package manager

BPKG

bpkg install -g javanile/dist.sh

BPKG/CI

curl -sL git.io/bpkg-install | bash -s javanile/dist.sh

Binst.tk

curl binst.tk | bash -s javanile/dist.sh

Short url

curl -i "https://git.io" \
     -d "url=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/javanile/dist.sh/master/dist.sh" \
     -d "code=dist.sh"

Contributing

Thank you for considering contributing to this project! The contribution guide can be found in the CONTRIBUTING.md.

Code of Conduct

In order to ensure that the Laravel community is welcoming to all, please review and abide by the Code of Conduct.

Security Vulnerabilities

If you discover a security vulnerability within Laravel, please send an e-mail to Francesco Bianco via bianco@javanile.org. All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.

License

This project is open-sourced software licensed under the MIT license.

javanile / dist.sh