#1003281 ITP: bakunbak -- Easily .bak a file or folder, then restore it.

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Michael Webster
Date:
2025-11-29 16:50:10 UTC
Severity:
wishlist
#1003281#5
Date:
2022-01-07 14:32:18 UTC
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To:
* Package name    : bakunbak
  Version         : 1.0.0
  Upstream Author : Michael Webster <miketwebster@gmail.com>
* URL             : https://github.com/mtwebster/bakunbak
* License         : GPL
  Programming Lang: Python
  Description     : Easily .bak a file or folder, then restore it.

This is a simple convenience tool for making temporary 'backup'
copies of files or folders, by adding and removing .bak to their
filenames. A limited number of options allow copying instead of
moving, and forcing overwrite of existing files.

 - why is this package useful/relevant? For people who do frequent
   tests on packages that utilize configuration files or folders,
   backing up and restoring previous configurations can become
   tedious after a time. This reduces effort.
 - is it a dependency for another package? It is standalone..
 - Do you use it? Yes frequently for testing browser package
   updates.
 - If there are other packages providing similar functionality,
   how does it compare? I've found no other packages (though
   it's possible something exists in utility/bin package
   bundles that doesn't get mentioned in package descriptions.
 - How do you plan to maintain it? It is a simple package, I
   will maintain it myself.
 - Are you looking for co-maintainers? No.
 - Do you need a sponsor? I imagine so, as I've not previously
   been involved in packaging for Debian.
#1003281#10
Date:
2022-01-08 15:43:48 UTC
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JFYI, are you aware of the "rename" package? I was going to ask
whether you are aware of Perl's "prename" command-line utility,
but it seems that it has been broken out some time ago... just
goes to show my age, I guess :)

Also, there are several packages (e.g. krename, gprename, mrename)
that have a slightly different focus: rename a lot of files,
usually as a one-time thing, with a graphical interface, but yeah,
that's not exactly what your tool does.

G'luck,
Peter
#1003281#15
Date:
2022-01-08 15:43:48 UTC
From:
To:
JFYI, are you aware of the "rename" package? I was going to ask
whether you are aware of Perl's "prename" command-line utility,
but it seems that it has been broken out some time ago... just
goes to show my age, I guess :)

Also, there are several packages (e.g. krename, gprename, mrename)
that have a slightly different focus: rename a lot of files,
usually as a one-time thing, with a graphical interface, but yeah,
that's not exactly what your tool does.

G'luck,
Peter
#1003281#20
Date:
2022-01-10 19:26:15 UTC
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To:
Il 07/01/2022 15:32, Michael Webster ha scritto:
Hi, when your first package will be ready if you haven't found a sponsor
I suggest you use mentors.debian.net
#1003281#25
Date:
2022-01-14 08:18:47 UTC
From:
To:
Michael Webster <miketwebster@gmail.com> writes:

Could you perhaps explain why one might want to use this in preference
to any of the alternatives one might think of -- such as:

  mv
  mmv
  borgbackup (or whatever other decent backup system you use anyway)
  git (perhaps along with git-annex or git-lfs)

Also, do you happen to have any impression of how many users there are
of your package at present?  (e.g. download stats, messages regarding
it, issues opened etc.)

Cheers, Phil.