Turkish: README.tr.md

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Caution

• This project is in a beta phase due to limited testing at this time.
• Important: Follow the instructions in the Releases section when updating the script.
• Supported OS: Currently, only Linux is supported.

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AutoTarCompress

Note

AutoTarCompress is a robust backup and archive management tool that provides both command-line interface (CLI) and interactive menu functionality for creating, encrypting, and managing backup archives.

• Detailed information: wiki.md

✨ Features

• Create compressed backups using tar and xz compression
• Encrypt/decrypt backups with GPG encryption
• Extract backup archives to restore files
• Clean up old backups with configurable retention policies
• Backup information display showing file details and metadata
• 🆕 Command-line interface for scriptable automation
• Interactive menu for user-friendly operation
• Configurable backup directories and ignore patterns
• Logging and error handling for reliable operation

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💡 Installation

1. Open a terminal and clone this repo (make sure you have git installed):

git clone https://github.com/Cyber-Syntax/AutoTarCompress.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

cd AutoTarCompress

3. Make executable and run the install script:

chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh

4. After installation, restart your shell or run:

source ~/.bashrc   # or ~/.zshrc

5. Go to configuration file and set your preferences:

vim ~/.config/autotarcompress/config.conf

6. (Optional) Enable shell autocompletion for bash or zsh:

# Auto detect your shell and install autocomplete
sh install.sh autocomplete

# Or manually install for bash/zsh
sh install.sh autocomplete bash
sh install.sh autocomplete zsh

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🚀 Usage

AutoTarCompress now offers two ways to use it:

🔥 New: Command-Line Interface (Recommended for automation)

The CLI provides scriptable access to all backup operations:

# Show all available commands
autotarcompress --help

# Create a backup
autotarcompress backup

# Encrypt the latest backup
autotarcompress encrypt --latest

# Encrypt a backup from a specific date
autotarcompress encrypt --date 15-01-2024

# Encrypt a specific backup file
autotarcompress encrypt backup_15-01-2024_10-30-45.tar.xz

# Decrypt the latest encrypted backup
autotarcompress decrypt --latest

# Extract the latest backup
autotarcompress extract --latest

# Clean up old backups (uses config defaults)
autotarcompress cleanup

# Clean up keeping only 5 most recent backups
autotarcompress cleanup --keep 5

# Show last backup information
autotarcompress info

📋 Interactive Menu (Original experience)

For users who prefer an interactive experience:

autotarcompress interactive

Or simply run without arguments (default behavior):

autotarcompress

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📚 CLI Commands Overview

AutoTarCompress provides the following commands:

• backup — Create a backup archive
• encrypt — Encrypt a backup file
• decrypt — Decrypt an encrypted backup file
• extract — Extract a backup archive
• cleanup — Remove old backups
• info — Show information about the last backup
• interactive — Launch the interactive menu (legacy mode)

For detailed options, usage examples, configuration, and migration notes, see docs/wiki.md.

Quick Example

autotarcompress backup
autotarcompress encrypt --latest
autotarcompress cleanup --keep 7
autotarcompress info

See the wiki for advanced usage and full documentation.

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