BackupTool

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name: BackupTool

description: "Create timestamped backups with compression, rotation, and scheduling. Use when archiving directories, restoring snapshots, or managing retention."

version: "2.0.0"

author: "BytesAgain"

homepage: https://bytesagain.com

source: https://github.com/bytesagain/ai-skills

tags: ["backup","archive","restore","compress","admin","data"]

categories: ["Developer Tools", "Utility"]

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# BackupTool

Sysops toolkit for logging, tracking, and managing system operations entries. Each command records timestamped entries to individual log files and supports viewing recent entries, searching, exporting, and statistics.

Commands

| Command | Description |

|---------|-------------|

| `backuptool scan <input>` | Record a scan entry; without args shows recent scan entries |

| `backuptool monitor <input>` | Record a monitor entry; without args shows recent monitor entries |

| `backuptool report <input>` | Record a report entry; without args shows recent report entries |

| `backuptool alert <input>` | Record an alert entry; without args shows recent alert entries |

| `backuptool top <input>` | Record a top entry; without args shows recent top entries |

| `backuptool usage <input>` | Record a usage entry; without args shows recent usage entries |

| `backuptool check <input>` | Record a check entry; without args shows recent check entries |

| `backuptool fix <input>` | Record a fix entry; without args shows recent fix entries |

| `backuptool cleanup <input>` | Record a cleanup entry; without args shows recent cleanup entries |

| `backuptool backup <input>` | Record a backup entry; without args shows recent backup entries |

| `backuptool restore <input>` | Record a restore entry; without args shows recent restore entries |

| `backuptool log <input>` | Record a log entry; without args shows recent log entries |

| `backuptool benchmark <input>` | Record a benchmark entry; without args shows recent benchmark entries |

| `backuptool compare <input>` | Record a compare entry; without args shows recent compare entries |

| `backuptool stats` | Show summary statistics across all log files (entry counts, data size) |

| `backuptool export <fmt>` | Export all data in json, csv, or txt format |

| `backuptool search <term>` | Search all log files for a term (case-insensitive) |

| `backuptool recent` | Show last 20 lines from history.log |

| `backuptool status` | Show health check: version, entry count, disk usage, last activity |

| `backuptool help` | Show help message with all available commands |

| `backuptool version` | Show version (v2.0.0) |

Data Storage

Data stored in `~/.local/share/backuptool/`

Each command writes timestamped entries to its own `.log` file (e.g., `scan.log`, `backup.log`, `restore.log`). All actions are also recorded in `history.log`.

Requirements

When to Use

Examples

# Record a backup operation
backuptool backup "/var/www full backup completed"

# Record a scan finding
backuptool scan "disk usage at 85% on /dev/sda1"

# Search all logs for a keyword
backuptool search "disk"

# Export all data as CSV
backuptool export csv

# View health check status
backuptool status

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