BackupTool

A minimalistic CLI backup tool made with Java.

Installation

1) Download the newest Release

2) Build it yourself

Clone the GitHub Repository

git clone https://github.com/iMilchshake/BackupTool.git

Build the Project using

mvn package 

Usage

java -jar BackupTool-0.2a.jar <command> <arg1> <arg2> ..

Commands

- joblist
    - prints a list of existing jobs

- addjob [jobname] [source_path] [target_path]
    - creates a new job

- removejob [jobname]
    - removes an existing job

- run [jobname]
    - runs an existing job, copies entire content of source-directory into target-directory

- help
    - shows this message

Example

As an example, a job BackupImages is set up to backup images from the path G:\Images to D:\Backup\Images. Afterwards, this job can be run over and over again.

java -jar BackupTool-0.2a.jar addjob BackupImages G:\Images\ D:\Backup\Images
java -jar BackupTool-0.2a.jar joblist
>> [0] - name='BackupImages', source='G:\Images\', target='D:\Backup\Images\'
java -jar BackupTool-0.2a.jar run BackupImages
>> [BackupImages] - Copying Files from 'G:\Images\' to 'D:\Backup\Images\2021_10_12__23_55'
>> [BackupImages] - Job finished.