framps/raspiBackup v0.6.5

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Note

When upgrading from a previous version of raspiBackup with option -U the new options will not be merged automatically into the local configuration file. The new configuration update feature has to be started manually when raspiBackup was upgraded to 0.6.5 with following command:

sudo raspiBackup.sh --updateConfig

For details about the configuration update see this page.

New features

1. Support smart recycle backup strategie (7/4/12) - also known as grandfather-father-son rotation scheme git issue
2. Send notifications via Telegram git issue
3. Support UUID usage in /etc/fstab and /boot/cmdline.txt. UUIDs are primarily used in Ubuntu images. git issue
4. Update local configuration file when raspiBackup is updated with option -U git issue

Enhancements

1. Messages are colored on console and in eMail git issue
2. Add option to enable sending a mail when backup starts git issue
3. Masquerade a lot of sensitive information in debug log
4. Use better default buffer size for dd git issue
5. Add option to force change of PARTUUID and UUID during restore git issue
6. Enable normal backup with more than 2 partitions git issue
7. If option -P is used check there is no external root partition used git issue
8. Validate email address syntax git issue

Bugfixes

1. Cleanup previous log files or separate log lines from next run git issue
2. raspiBackup disregards -f option git issue
3. Backup test reminder message not written git issue
4. Option -1 doesn't work any more git issue
5. Shrinking root partition doesn't work any more git issue
6. Boot devices not detected git issue
7. Exclude for logging raspibackup files in /var/log has double leading slash git issue