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**Installation**
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Simply save the utility in your system path and mark it as executable.
Simply save the utilities in your path and mark them as executable.
If you don't know your system path, you can find it with this Terminal command:
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To mark a utility as executable, use the `chmod` command:
chmod +x tmimport.sh
chmod +x tmbless.sh
chmod +x dirdedupe.sh
If you're still lost, do this:
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DESCRIPTION
Time Machine Importer modifies the metadata of a backup drive to match the
current computer's model and unique identifiers (primary MAC address and
hardware platform UUID/provisioning UDID) and attempts to 'inherit' the
backup history.
Time Machine Importer attempts to inherit the backup history of a backup
drive. If the backup drive is not paired to the current computer, Time
Machine Importer will attempt to pair the drive with the current computer
by modifying the model, MAC address, and UUID/UDID reflected in the
metadata of the backup drive.
The backup drive should be specified by disk or volume name (or path) or
the mount point of the backup drive. If Time Machine Importer cannot find
an appropriate disk volume or mount point, it will check to see if the
specified directory is a valid Backups.backupdb location (or a machine
directory under one).
the mount point of the backup drive. For example:
- ./tmimport.sh /dev/disk1s1
- ./tmimport.sh /Volumes/TMBACKUP
A future version may attempt to detect HFS+ or APFS partitions serving as
backup drives, and, if a backup drive is specified as a device path, it
will automagically choose the correct backup path.
While some additional heuristics may assist in identifying a backup drive
that is specified in other ways, they are untested and not guaranteed
to work correctly.
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DESCRIPTION
Time Machine Blessing modifies the metadata of a snapshot directory
(i.e., a datestamped directory inside a Backups.backupdb/machinename/
directory) so that the metadata reflects a backup completed on that date
and the metadata of the top-level drive matches that of the current drive.
Time Machine Bless marks a snapshot directory as valid and recognizable
by Time Machine.
It does this by modifying the metadata of the snapshot directory so that
the it accurately reflects the date the snapshot was created and the
metadata of the 'drive' subdirectory within that snapshot directory
matches the current drive.
These modifications should allow restoration of files within the Time
Machine restore UI.
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USAGE
dirdedupe.sh [--execute] masterdir shadowdir
dirdedupe.sh [--execute] masterdir subjectdir
DESCRIPTION
For each file in shadowdir, replace it with a hard link to the matching file
(if any) in masterdir. A file will be considered a match if, and only if,
it shares the same file name, relative path, and contents.
For each file in subjectdir, replace it with a hard link to the matching
file (if any) in masterdir. A file will be considered a match if, and
only if, it shares the same file name, relative path, and contents.
OPTIONS