jewel / reverse

Creates backups of large files

Reverse

Reverse is a backup program that with a focus on the following requirements:

• Deduplication of identical files
• Handle renames
• Allow for occasional sneakernet transfers when the size of the backup is over a threshold
• After the initial backup, all subsequent backups are incremental.

It backs up to a remote SFTP server.

Installation

apt-get install ruby ruby-net-sftp
git clone https://github.com/bragfire/reverse.git

Usage

cd reverse
./reverse -v --source /home/user/important-stuff --dest user@server:path