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title: Atticmatic
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## Overview
atticmatic is a simple Python wrapper script for the Attic backup software
that initiates a backup and prunes any old backups according to a retention
policy. The script supports specifying your settings in a declarative
configuration file rather than having to put them all on the command-line, and
handles common errors.
atticmatic is a simple Python wrapper script for the [Attic backup
software](https://attic-backup.org/) that initiates a backup and prunes any
old backups according to a retention policy. The script supports specifying
your settings in a declarative configuration file rather than having to put
them all on the command-line, and handles common errors.
Here's an example config file:
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Additionally, exclude patterns can be specified in a separate excludes config
file, one pattern per line.
Read more about Attic at https://attic-backup.org/
atticmatic is hosted at http://torsion.org/hg/atticmatic/ and is mirrored on
GitHub and BitBucket for convenience.
atticmatic is hosted at <https://torsion.org/atticmatic> and is mirrored on
[GitHub](https://github.com/witten/atticmatic) and
[BitBucket](https://bitbucket.org/dhelfman/atticmatic) for convenience.
## Setup
To get up and running with Attic, follow the Attic Quick Start guide at
https://attic-backup.org/quickstart.html to create an Attic repository on a
local or remote host.
To get up and running with Attic, follow the [Attic Quick
Start](https://attic-backup.org/quickstart.html) guide to create an Attic
repository on a local or remote host.
If the repository is on a remote host, make sure that your local root user has
key-based ssh access to the desired user account on the remote host.
To install atticmatic, run the following from the directory containing this
README:
To install atticmatic, run the following command to download and install it:
python setup.py install
sudo pip install hg+https://torsion.org/hg/atticmatic
Then copy the following configuration files:
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## Feedback
Questions? Comments? Got a patch? Contact witten@torsion.org
Questions? Comments? Got a patch? Contact <mailto:witten@torsion.org>.