Description: Creates a backup copy in the same directory, uses date and increments number for the filename. keeps extension. keeps tar.gz. can use the mtime of the file to backup.
example: for /tmp/foo.pl first copy creates /tmp/foo~2001091101.pl the second copy (the same day) creates /tmp/foo~2001091102.pl
important: you could have to change in the script the variables which depends on your system.
example: BASENAME='/usr/bin/basename' on Debian or Ubuntu, but BASENAME='/bin/basename' on Fedora.
any comments are welcome !Last changelog:
2011-04-25: - multi selection - hidden files correctly handled - can use the modification time of the file rather than the current time, to rename it - can move rather than copy
2010-12-15:
using URIs : it works now even if you do a backup-copy of a file which is on a mounted by gvfs file system (for example smb://windows/share)
2010-12-02: add examples for the format
/tmp/foo.pl to /tmp/foo~2001091101.pl /tmp/foo.pl to /tmp/foo.2001-09-11-v001.pl /tmp/foo.pl to /tmp/foo_version-001.pl /tmp/foo.pl to /tmp/foo_2001-09-11_10:30_1.pl
Instead of
BASENAME='/usr/bin/basename'
why not just
BASENAME="`which basename`"
This would automagically set ${BASENAME} to
/usr/bin/basename on debian
or
/bin/basename on fedora
:-)
Volker
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Instead of BASENAME='/usr/bin/basename' why not just BASENAME="`which basename`" This would automagically set ${BASENAME} to /usr/bin/basename on debian or /bin/basename on fedora :-) Volker