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Desktop Backup Client for Borg Backup
https://vorta.borgbase.com
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Run vorta backup from commandline #293

Closed RlndVt closed 5 years ago

RlndVt commented 5 years ago

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe. Cannot create a backup (e.g. based on a profile name) from the command line.

Describe the solution you'd like Allow for Vorta backups to be run from the command line. Does not need to be all encompassing, but some basic functionality.

I'm thinking of a command like $vorta run --profile $(profilename). Additional flags like --no-prune or similar could be added to override settings in a profile.

This allows users to run their own scheduling solution. (e.g. systemd timer, crontab, anacron.)

m3nu commented 5 years ago

This use case is already covered by Borgmatic. Vorta is a GUI tool only.

RlndVt commented 5 years ago

Except that you cannot use the configuration/profile created by Vorta in borgmatic. (Or vice versa #107.) One would need to have duplicate profiles for both programs.

Borgmatic is more all-encompassing allowing for more than just basic functionality, but the command structure is a good inspiration [1].

IMO, being a 'GUI tool only' is a limiting statement. Being a GUI tool that also accepts (basic) commands is more sane.

[1] https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/reference/command-line/