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* Python library *humanfriendly*
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``` sudo pip3 install humanfriendly ```
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* ``` sudo pip3 install humanfriendly ```
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* rsync
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* ```sudo apt install rsync```
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* ```sudo yum install rsync```
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* etc
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## How to Execute
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Specifies the path to your source directory
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### --source-remote-host < hostname or ip >
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Specifies the remote host where your source directory resides
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### --source-remote-user < username >
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Specifies the user to connect as, when connecting to a remote host with *--source-remote-host*
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### --backup-path < path >
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Specifies the path to your backup directory
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### --backup-remote-host < hostname or ip >
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Specifies the remote host where your backup directory resides
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### --backup-remote-user < username >
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Specifies the user to connect as, when connecting to a remote host with *--backup-remote-host*
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### --ssh-key < key path >
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Specifies the SSH key to use, when connecting to remote hosts.
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When omitted, and also connecting to a remote host, the default key for the current user will be used (probably).
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### --use-rsync
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Force this tool to use rsync for comparison. If not specified, directories and files will just be compared normally. In the future, the non-rsync mode might be removed.
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### --rsync
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Same as *--use-rsync*
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### --no-clean
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Don't make any attempt to clean the generated report of redundant entries. This might be useful if you think the report isn't accurate.
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#### Example Call With Arguments
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Here's an example of how you might invoke the script:
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Here's an example of how you might invoke the script with two local directories:
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```python3 /path/to/backup-diff.py --source-path "/my/source/directory/path" --backup-path "/my/backups/main-backup" ```
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```
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python3 /path/to/backup-diff.py --source-path "/my/source/directory/path" --backup-path "/my/backups/main-backup"
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```
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Here's an example of how you might compare a local directory with a remote backup:
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```
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python3 /path/to/backup-diff.py --source-path "/my/local/source/directory/path" --backup-path "/path/on/remote/server/backups/main-backup" --backup-remote-host "example.com" --backup-remote-user "me123" --ssh-key "/path/to/my/ssh/key"
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```
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