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backup pictures over rsync
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| source="/Users/username/Pictures/" | |
| destination="<u>@<ip>:/mnt/vol/backup/" | |
| # this syncs safely, doesn't trash things on the server if you deleted locally, only accretes, only includes pictures | |
| # for the rest of my mac I just rely on Time Machine backups | |
| # includes a per-file progress bar (from rsync) and an overall progress bar using the pv utility | |
| rsync -Phca --ignore-existing --bwlimit=1000 --stats --include="*" --include="Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/" --include="Pictures/Photos Library.photoslibrary/***" -e "ssh" "$source" "$destination" | pv -lep -s $(rsync -av --dry-run "$source" "$destination" | awk 'NF' | wc -l) | |
| # in bash_profile or equivalent, | |
| alias backup='$HOME/bin/backup' |
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| 15 11 * * * yourusername ~yourusername/bin/backup.sh |
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