laurent22/rsync-time-backup
Time Machine style backup with rsync. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
43/100
- Activity 23
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4693
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 463
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3607 stars · 474 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A shell script providing Time Machine-style incremental backups using rsync, with timestamped backup folders and hard-linking to save space. It supports local and remote (SSH) backups across Linux, macOS, and Windows via WSL/Cygwin.
Use cases
- create time machine style backups on linux
- incremental rsync backups with hard links
- backup files to remote server over ssh
- restore files from any point in time backup
- automate expiration of old backups
- backup to external drive without proprietary software
When to choose
- you want Time Machine-like backups without macOS or proprietary tools
- you need cross-platform command-line backups to any filesystem
- you want backups restorable with any file explorer, no special tool
- you need remote backups over SSH
When to avoid
- you need a GUI for backup and restore
- you want automatic backup on drive plug-in without extra setup
- you need block-level or encrypted backups
- you prefer a point-and-click backup suite
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
backup cli file-system developer-tools cross-platform windows cli rsync time-machine shell-script incremental-backup hard-links ssh backup command-line linux macos
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/laurent22/rsync-time-backup · fetched 2026-08-28 · 3eabece3492a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| laurent22/rsync-time-backup | main | 43 |
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