Open Source Perl File Compression Software

Simplebackup is a cross-platform backup program. It reads a configuration file then builds a compress backup set, finally places the compressed files into another location (a directory, a remote http,ftp,sftp server or even one or more email accounts).

REOBack (pronounced as ray-o-back), is a backup solution designed for Linux users/system admins. It supports scheduled full/incremental backups, remote transfers via NFS or FTP as well as auto-deletion of old backups.

The littleutils include duplicate file finders (repeats, repeats.pl, repeats.py), image optimizers (opt-jpg, opt-png, opt-gif, recomp-jpg), file rename tools (lowercase, uppercase, pren), archive recompressors (to-gzip, to-bzip2, to-bzip3, to-7zip, to-lzma, to-lzip, to-xz), a tempfile utility (tempname), file property tools (filedate, filemode, filenode, fileown, filesize, and lrealpath), and others. See the README file for more details.

DEPRECATED - This is now hosted at https://github.com/Yeraze/ytnef ytnef is a program to work with procmail to decode TNEF streams (winmail.dat attachments) like those created with Outlook. Unlike other similar programs, it can also create vCalendar/vCard entries from meeting requests, address cards, and task entries.

Manage rar files in perl.

Make generational backups with backup monitoring utilities including email notification. Backup to multiple locations with different options. Web restore system so users can restore their own files from a mounted volume or server. Cross platformable.

CDriveBack backs up partitions for Novice End Users. If the user boots the Live-CD, waits for it to settle, then hits enter, their C: Drive will be backed up. There are also advanced options.

A method of file compresison where the value of all the binary information in a file as one figure is divided by a number, therefore shirtening the size of the file. To decompress you multiply it by that number again.

GNet Server - Network compression client/server software. Compresses data over slow networks to save on the cost of bandwidth. Server is developed for Unix and Windows platforms, The client will run on Windows based PCs.

Expandable multi-player online spacegame with influences of MUD & IRC.

A set of (Perl) scripts that allows you to optimize backups to S3 by packing files/dirs into a minimal set of archives that are likely to remain stable between backups, even if the underlying files change, thus minimizing the number S3 items.

PHP Unarchiver is Un-Archiver tool that works with Tarballs, Zips and Rars. Unarchiver is a browser-based archive management tool for users who do not have direct access to their servers.

PackRat is Backup and Recovery for Perl empowered systems. It is intended to provide a light-weight disaster-recovery capability to any system running the aproporiate perl, but is developed and tested only under linux at this point. Future releases will i

Batch extraction of RAR compressed archives

this is simple backup client<=>server oriented system; you put the server on the machine you want to backup; and the client on the machine used for storage;

A very simple file compressor written in Perl. Compresses dirs to self-extractable exe. Uses UHARC and RAR utilities.

A perl script to join files splitted with the "hacha" program.

tardiff is a perl utility that enables easy patch creation for two different versions of a build/install tree in tarball format. tardiff uses advanced mechanisms to determine differences (visit homepage for a thorough description).