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GitHub-Backup
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Idea By Chris Lockfort (devnull@csh.rit.edu) (Github username: Clockfort)
Python version By Anthony Gargiulo (anthony@agargiulo.com) (Github username: agargiulo)
GitHub-Backup makes a local backup copy of all of a github user's (or github organization's) repositories.
Usage
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"./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
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This software is useful in many cases:
- GitHub suddenly explodes.
- GitHub goes out of business.
- Your corporation's backup policies are more stringent than GitHub's.
- 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?
- You are paranoid tinfoil-hat wearer who needs to back up everything in triplicate on a variety of outdated tape media.
Questions, Improvements, Etc
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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.