{"repo":"bit-team/backintime","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/bit-team/backintime","clone":"git clone https://github.com/bit-team/backintime.git","description":"A comfortable and well-configurable graphical Frontend for incremental backups, with a command-line version also available. Modified files are transferred, while unchanged files are linked to the new folder using rsync's hard link feature, saving storage space. Restoring is straightforward via file manager, command line or Back In Time itself.","language":"Python","stars":2651,"topics":["backup","linux","backintime","python","rsync","backups","hardlinking","hardlinks","qt","translathon"],"license":null,"category":"cli-tools","readme_excerpt":"Back In Time Back In Time is a comfortable and well-configurable graphical frontend for incremental backups using rsync , with a command-line version also available. Modified files are transferred, while unchanged files are linked to the new directory using rsync's hard link feature, saving storage space. Restoring is straightforward via file manager, command line or Back In Time itself. It is written in Python3 and available for all major GNU/Linux distributions as command line tool backintime and GUI backintime-qt . Backups can be scheduled and stored locally or remotely through SSH. More background info in CONTRIBUTING and HISTORY. Maintenance status The project is in active development since the current team joined in summer 2022, continuing the work of the previous maintainer, Germar. Development is done voluntarily in spare time so things need to be prioritized. Stick with us, we all ♥️ Back In Time . 😁 Current focus is on fixing major issues instead of implementing new features. Stabilize the code base and its test suite is also a matter. Read the strategy outline for details. Please see CONTRIBUTING if you are interested in the development and have a look on open issues especially those labeled as good first issues and help wanted. The team Since around 2024, @buhtz, part of the projects third generation of maintainers, has been the sole maintainer. He handles all core tasks, from code analysis and documentation to issue resolution and feature implementation. The wor","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/bit-team","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/bit-team/backintime/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}