snap2 is a powerful rsync-based backup program (shell script) for Linux desktop PCs. It has a user-friendly GUI. It creates automatically-rotating 'snapshot' backups, or a mirror backup. It can also be run non-interactively, via cron.

Features

  • Saves disk space and bandwidth by use of hard links - only changed and new files occuply disk space
  • Back up to 2nd hard drive, USB flash drive, or remote host.
  • Backups are stored as regular files. No special program is required to access and recover backups.
  • Run backups non-interactively (via cron), or with GUI interface
  • Repository for Debian/Ubuntu users (see http://standish.home3.org/download)
  • Works in Debian and Ubuntu. gtkdialog, a dependency, is available from http://files.crnatural.net/gtkdialog

Project Samples

backup exclusions dialog advanced settings tab logs and reports tab backup directories tab backup storage tab

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Categories

Backup

License

GNU General Public License version 2.0 (GPLv2)

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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux, BSD

Intended Audience

Advanced End Users, End Users/Desktop

User Interface

Other toolkit

Programming Language

Unix Shell

Related Categories

Unix Shell Backup Software

Registered

2009-12-09
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