backupp is a Python package that automates the backup of folders to a specified local or network destination. It intelligently utilizes or generates a .gitignore file to manage which files or folders should be ignored during the backup process.

Install the latest version of backupp using pip:

pip install backupp -U  # Alternatively, you can use pip3

To backup specific folders to a designated backup folder, use:

backupp /path/to/source_folder /path/to/backup_folder

Examples:

• Backup a specific folder:

  backupp /some_folder/that_folder my_backup_folder

• Backup the current folder:

  backupp . path/to_my_backup_folder

• Backup the parent folder:

  backupp .. path/to_my_backup_folder

The backupp package searches for an existing .gitignore file in the source directory. If it doesn't find one, it will create a default .gitignore file. You can modify this file to customize which files or folders should be excluded from backups, similar to how Git uses .gitignore.

To set a default backup folder, which can be used for subsequent backup operations without specifying a path each time:

backupp --setup /path/to/my_favorite_backup_folder

backupp path/source/somefolder   

backupp . 

To display your current backup configuration and preferences:

backupp --check