Create Restic Backup Program

Mon, 30 Dec 2024 16:51:56 +1100

I’m sharing a wrapper program written in python to backup my files in my device using restic.

import subprocess

restic_command = ['restic', 'backup']

backup = ["C:\\Users\\veronica\\ibisPaint", "C:\\Users\\veronica\\Pictures", "C:\\Users\\veronica\\Documents"]

print("List of directories to be backed up:\n" )

#list the files that will be backed up.
#enumerate = allows you to keep track of the number of iterations in a loop.
for number, dir in enumerate(backup, start=1):
    print(f"    {number}. {dir}")
#  Or: print("    " + str(number) + ".", letter )

# \n makes a new line
print("\nBackup process started...\n")

# combines the lists together.
backup_command = restic_command + backup

restic = subprocess.run(backup_command, shell=True)

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