> Date: Fri, 10 May 2013 19:47:45 -0400 > From: James Turner <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: new: backdir-20135056 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > Attached is a new port for backdir a simple tool that backs up normal > files in the current directory to a backups folder. Think of it as a > poor mans vcs. Tested on amd64 and loongson. oks? > > Information for inst:backdir-20135056 > > Comment: > backs up files in a directory > > Description: > Backdir is a simple tool that backs up every normal, non-executable file > in the current directory to a subdirectory named "backups", creating the > directory if it doesn't already exist. It uses the files last modified > date and time as part of the filename. If a file hasn't been changed > since the last time backdir was ran the file will be skipped. > > Maintainer: James Turner <[email protected]> > > WWW: http://ab1jx.webs.com/calcs/backdir/index.html > > -- > James Turner > > > [Attachment of type application/x-tar removed.] > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Sat, 11 May 2013 10:32:32 +0100 > From: Stuart Henderson <[email protected]> > To: James Turner <[email protected]> > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: new: backdir-20135056 > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > > On 2013/05/10 19:47, James Turner wrote: >> Attached is a new port for backdir a simple tool that backs up normal >> files in the current directory to a backups folder. Think of it as a >> poor mans vcs. Tested on amd64 and loongson. oks? >> >> Information for inst:backdir-20135056 > > s/20135056/20130506/ > > Should honour CC as well as CFLAGS, and no need for the > INSTALL_PROGRAM_DIR, rest looks good (this could really do > with a manpage though). >
I'll set about writing a manpage, thanks for the testing. I have a newer version (of the tarball) dated May 9 that I'll get uploaded tonight. It attempts to address the *.tar.gz naming situation by looking for .tar. first and making a special case of it, otherwise it does strchr() and looks for the last period. It puts the date and time wherever the first non-null pointer is, otherwise at the end. I don't know if it's a name conflict, but I'd prefer to call the actual executable file just bd. The port name is fine, but part of the object is to have it quick and easy to use. 3 keystrokes and it's done. Kind of like netcat goes as nc. I pirated a real copyright message and stuck that in too. The latest tarball is at http://ab1jx.webs.com/calcs/backdir/backdir20130609.tar.gz Alan -- Credit is the root of all evil. - AB1JX
