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About backly
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# backly
A simple directory cloner
## About backly
backly is a simple rsync-like tool for recursively copying entire directories.
The intended use case is for making verionless incremental backups; however, it
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destination. Like rsync, backly uses a combination of file size and
modification date to determine if it needs to be copied over.
This program will not work properly if source is a subdirectory
This program will **not** work properly if source is a subdirectory
or destination or vice-versa.
Required packages
=================
## Required packages
backly does not depend on any packages other than what typically ships with any
Linux distribution.
## Installation
Installation
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The usual `make` and `make install` is sufficient for compiling and installing
backly. The default prefix is `/usr/local`, which means the binary will be
installed to `/usr/local/bin`. The prefix can be changed by setting it in the
install command; for example, by running `make PREFIX=/usr install`.
The usual 'make' and 'make install' is sufficient for compiling and installing
backly. The default prefix /usr/local, which means the binary will be installed
to /usr/local/bin. The prefix can be changed by setting it in the install
command; for example, by running 'make PREFIX=/usr install'.
## How to report bugs?
How to report bugs?
===================
Bugs should be reported to L. Bradley LaBoon <me@bradleylaboon.com>
Open an issue on the issue tracker.
Please indicate what OS and architecture you are using, as well as output from
the program showing the bug, if possible (hint: run backly with --test to avoid
destroying any files that you care about).
the program showing the bug, if possible (hint: run backly with `--test` to
avoid destroying any files that you care about).