snapback news

What changed in each release, newest first. From 2.1 on, snapback has a logo:

Releases

| Version | Released | What changed | +---------+------------+------------------------------------------+ | 2.1 | 2026-09-01 | keep all; the report lists big files | | 2.0 | 2026-03-14 | compress is off by default; no --all | | 1.6 | 2025-11-02 | hooks get the name of the backup | | 1.5 | 2025-06-20 | a dry run shows what keep deletes | | 1.4 | 2025-01-10 | the last release that runs on Perl 5.10 | | 1.3 | 2024-08-05 | exclude patterns | | 1.2 | 2024-02-11 | the first release on CPAN |

2.1

• --keep accepts all to keep every backup.
• The report lists the biggest files that were copied.
• Hooks get the name of the backup directory:
  • before as $SNAPBACK_NEXT, which does not exist yet;
  • after as $SNAPBACK_LAST.

Upgrading from 2.0 needs no change to ~/.snapback.

2.0

1. compress is off by default. Turn it on in ~/.snapback if the backup disk is small.
2. The ~~--all~~ option is gone; a backup always copies every file that changed.
3. A dry run shows the files it would delete to honor keep.

Back up before you upgrade. It is what the program is for.

1.4

The last release of the 1.x line, kept for people who cannot update Perl: it still runs on 5.10. Download it from https://snapback.example.org/old/ and read the before you install it.