jnaO / bash--file-backup

Creates a copy of the specified file, suffixed with date and ".bak"

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INSTALLATION

Clone repo to a folder of your discretion.

Create a symlink to a folder on your path (run echo $PATH in terminal to find out what folders you have in your path).

USAGE

• backup.sh - takes one argument passed into the program (a file or a folder), and copies it suffixing the date, hour, minutes and .bak
• Add program to a folder on your path ln -s PATH/TO/YOUR/CLOE_FOLDER/backup.sh PATH_FOLDER/backup
• From anywhere, run backup myFile.rb and this will create a file myFile.rb.[29-04-12][14:20].bak

Check the wiki for a more verbose explanation.