borg-restore.pl - Restore paths from borg backups
borg-restore.pl [options] <path>
Options: --help, -h short help message --debug show debug messages --update-cache, -u update cache files --destination, -d <path> Restore backup to directory <path> --time, -t <timespec> Automatically find newest backup that is at least <time spec> old --adhoc Do not use the cache, instead provide an unfiltered list of archive to choose from --version display the version of the program Time spec: Select the newest backup that is at least <time spec> old. Format: <number><unit> Units: s (seconds), min (minutes), h (hours), d (days), m (months = 31 days), y (year)
> borg-restore.pl bin/backup.sh 0: Sat. 2016-04-16 17:47:48 +0200 backup-20160430-232909 1: Mon. 2016-08-15 16:11:29 +0200 backup-20160830-225145 2: Mon. 2017-02-20 16:01:04 +0100 backup-20170226-145909 3: Sat. 2017-03-25 14:45:29 +0100 backup-20170325-232957 Enter ID to restore (Enter to skip): 3 INFO Restoring home/flo/bin/backup.sh to /home/flo/bin from archive backup-20170325-232957
borg-restore.pl helps to restore files from borg backups.
It takes one path, looks for its backups, shows a list of distinct versions and allows to select one to be restored. Versions are based on the modification time of the file.
It is also possible to specify a time for automatic selection of the backup that has to be restored. If a time is specified, the script will automatically select the newest backup that is at least as old as the time value that is passed and restore it without further user interaction.
borg-restore.pl --update-cache has to be executed regularly, ideally after creating or removing backups.
App::BorgRestore provides the base features used to implement this script. It can be used to build your own restoration script.
Show help message.
Enable debug messages.
Update the lookup database. You should run this after creating or removing a backup.
Restore the backup to 'path' instead of its original location. The destination either has to be a directory or missing in which case it will be created. The backup will then be restored into the directory with its original file or directory name.
Automatically find the newest backup that is at least as old as timespec specifies. timespec is a string of the form "<number><unit>" with unit being one of the following: s (seconds), min (minutes), h (hours), d (days), m (months = 31 days), y (year). Example: 5.5d
Disable usage of the database. In this mode, the list of archives is fetched directly from borg at run time. Use this when the cache has not been created yet and you want to restore a file without having to manually call borg extract. Using this option will show all archives that borg knows about, even if they do not contain the file that shall be restored.
Output the program version.
For configuration options please see App::BorgRestore::Settings.
Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Florian Pritz <bluewind@xinu.at>
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
See LICENSE for the full license text.
To install App::BorgRestore, copy and paste the appropriate command in to your terminal.
cpanm
cpanm App::BorgRestore
CPAN shell
perl -MCPAN -e shell install App::BorgRestore
For more information on module installation, please visit the detailed CPAN module installation guide.