GitHub - arminfro/dd_backup: `dd_backup` is a Linux command-line tool that performs block device backups using the `dd` command with a json config file
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`dd_backup` is a Linux command-line tool that performs block device backups using the `dd` command with a json config file - arminfro/dd_backup

I’ve developed my first Rust program with some help of ChatGPT. The result just got its first release.

You can configure filesystems to host backup image files of devices in a json config file. You can specify the amount of backups for each device, preserving a static size and count.

Running dd_backup run will initiate the backup process, creating backups for all connected filesystems and devices which are configured.

Has some safety features, like checking fsck -n before writing or calls sync before unmount. Never be afraid of confusing if= and of= anymore when running dd 🙈.

dd_backup is designed to run on Linux systems, and you can also utilize it on a booted Linux live system to back up your Windows devices or others.

See the readme for more information.

  • armin@feddit.deOP
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    1 year ago

    Yes, it’s essentially just this command. But if you do it many times or for different harddrives, then it’s useful to have a configured tool which you just ran and may do several dd’s at once. Also it does delete oldest backup (if you wish so). And calls sync and fsck for you