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Automate Git Repository Backup

Create a timestamped, compressed backup of a local Git repository, ideal for safeguarding project history or migrating repositories.

#!/bin/bash

REPO_PATH="/path/to/your/git/repo"
BACKUP_DIR="/path/to/your/backups"
TIMESTAMP=$(date +"%Y%m%d%H%M%S")
BACKUP_FILENAME="repo_backup_${TIMESTAMP}.tar.gz"

if [ ! -d "$REPO_PATH" ]; then
    echo "Error: Repository path '$REPO_PATH' does not exist."
    exit 1
fi

mkdir -p "$BACKUP_DIR"

tar -czf "${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_FILENAME}" -C "$(dirname "$REPO_PATH")" "$(basename "$REPO_PATH")"

if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
    echo "Git repository '$REPO_PATH' backed up successfully to '${BACKUP_DIR}/${BACKUP_FILENAME}'"
else
    echo "Error: Failed to backup Git repository '$REPO_PATH'."
fi

How it works: This script creates a gzipped tar archive of a specified Git repository. It first defines the repository path, backup directory, and generates a timestamp for unique backup filenames. It checks if the repository exists and creates the backup directory if needed. Finally, it uses `tar` to create the compressed archive and provides status messages, making it useful for safeguarding project history.

Automate Git Repository Backup

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