backup_bookmarks

Creates bookmark backups for the 'Brave' web browser.

Setup

Manual

1. fork the repository
2. create a private github repo named 'bookmarks'
3. remove the existing 'bookmarks' submodule
4. delete the existing submodule entry in the .gitmodules file
5. add your private bookmarks repos as a submodule: git submodule add [private repo url]
6. enable submodule recurse in your git config: git config --global submodule.recurse true

clone the repo to your home directoy with the name .brave-bookmarks

git clone https://github.com/austinwhite/brave-broswer-backup-bookmarks-file ~/.brave-bookmarks

Each time you clone your repo you'll need to re-initialize the submodule.

cd bookmarks
git submodule init
git submodule update

or clone with the --recurse flag (enabling recurse in your gitconfig doesn't work for cloning).

Add a cron job to check for bookmark changes

crontab -l > mycron
echo "0 */3 * * * cd ~/.brave-bookmarks && ./backup check >/dev/null 2>&1" >> mycron
crontab mycron
rm mycron

Automated

git clone https://github.com/austinwhite/brave-broswer-backup-bookmarks-file ~/.brave-bookmarks
cd ~/.brave-bookmarks
setup

Note

In order to automate the script, you'll need your git credentials persitently stored. Use your method of choice.

Usage

Setup

Creating backups

./backup [run-type]

run-type

• force: forces the creates of a bookmark backup
• check (default): creates a backup only if 'Bookmarks' has been modified since last backup

restoring bookmarks from backup

./restore

Gets the most recent backup and copies it to the brave bookmarks location on your system.