file-trove

📂file-trove

Simple backup cli tool written with Go

Flags Overview

This document provides details about the available flags for the File Trove CLI tool, their descriptions, and example usages.

Usage and Examples

This section provides examples of how to use the File Trove CLI tool with different flags and configurations.

Build the CLI Tool

Compile the tool to generate the executable:

git clone https://github.com/pooulad/file-trove.git

cd file-trove

go build -o file-trove.exe . // in windows os

or

go build -o file-trove . 

Basic Backup

Perform a simple backup from the source directory to the destination directory:

Windows example:

.\file-trove --operation backup --src "C:\Users\YourName\Documents" --dest "D:\Backups"

Linux example:

./file-trove --operation backup --src "src/folder" --dest "dest/folder"

Periodic Backup

Perform a backup every 10 minutes:

Windows example:

.\file-trove --operation backup --src "C:\Projects" --dest "E:\ProjectBackups" --period 10

Linux example:

./file-trove --operation backup --src "src/folder" --dest "dest/folder" --period 10

Full Configuration Example

Perform a periodic backup every 15 minutes, compress the result, exclude unnecessary files, and log to a file:

Windows example:

.\file-trove --operation backup --src "C:\Source" --dest "D:\Destination" --period 15 --compress --log "backup.log" --exclude "temp,cache"

Linux example:

./file-trove --operation backup --src "src/folder" --dest "dest/folder" --period 15 --compress --log "backup.log" --exclude "temp,cache"

Checkout example directory for see result of tool.

TODO Checklist

This section tracks the progress of implemented features in the File Trove CLI tool.

• Implement --period flag to allow periodic backups.
• Implement --compress flag to enable compression of backups into a ZIP file.
• Implement --detach flag to run the backup operation in detached mode with logging to a file.
• Implement --log flag to define the log file path.
• Implement --exclude flag to skip specific files or directories during backup.

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