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GitHub-Backup
Idea/original implementation by Chris Lockfort (clockfort@csh.rit.edu) (Github username: Clockfort)
Python version by Anthony Gargiulo (anthony@agargiulo.com) (Github username: agargiulo)
Description
GitHub-Backup makes a local backup copy of all of a github user's (or github organization's) repositories.
Dependencies
GitHub-Backup requires pygithub3 a Python library for the GitHub API v3.
Installation is simple with
pip install pygithub3
Usage
./github-backup.py USERNAME BACKUPDIR [-c|--cron] [-h|--help]
Then, put it in a cron job somewhere and forget about it for eternity.
Why This Software Exists
This software is useful in many cases:
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GitHub suddenly explodes.
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GitHub goes out of business.
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Your corporation's backup policies are more stringent than GitHub's.
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You have spotty/no internet access - perhaps you'd like to have all of your repositories available to code on while you ride the train?
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You are paranoid tinfoil-hat wearer who needs to back up everything in triplicate on a variety of outdated tape media.
Questions, Improvements, Etc
If you have any improvements, I'm happy, (grateful, in fact) to entertain pull requests/patches, just drop me a line or message me on GitHub.