GithubBackupAllRepos
A Python script to backup all repos (public or private) of a user.
Features
- Clone public and private repos
- Load specified SSH key before starting backup
- Automatically lists all repos from Github's API
- Personal access token authentication to Github's API
Usage
$ ./GithubBackupAllRepos.py -h
usage: GithubBackupAllRepos.py [-h] -u USERNAME [-d DIRECTORY] [-S SSH_KEY] [-T TOKEN] [-P] [-v]
Description message
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
Target github username
-d DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY
Local directory to store repos into.
-S SSH_KEY, --ssh-key SSH_KEY
SSH key to authenticate with.
-T TOKEN, --token TOKEN
Github personal access token, necessary to list your private repos.
-P, --pull Perform git pull on existing directories.
-v, --verbose Verbose mode. (default: False)
Examples
Cloning all public repos of a user
./GithubBackupAllRepos.py -u TargetUser -d ./SavedRepos/ --pull
Cloning all your public and private repos
./GithubBackupAllRepos.py -u YourUserName -d ./SavedRepos/ -S ~/.ssh/github -v --pull
How to create a personal access token
To create a personal access token you need to go in Settings > Developer settings > Personal access tokens in your account, or at https://github.com/settings/tokens/new
Everything is in Github's docs here:
Contributing
Pull requests are welcome. Feel free to open an issue if you want to add other features.
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