# github-backup
Command-line tool to backup data from github
## Copies
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repos
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forks
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branches
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issues (into a JSON file per repository)
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wiki
## Usage
Usage: github-backup -u [username] -o [dir] e.g github-backup -u hbt -o /tmp
-u, --username USERNAME *Required: GitHub username -o, --output-dir DIR *Required: Backup directory -p, --password PASSWORD Optional: GitHub password. Required for private repos -r, --repository-name NAME Optional: limit to this repository name -O, --organization NAME Optional: Organization name to use for fetching repositories, instead of the user -f, --forks Optional: fetch all forks -b, --init-branches Optional: init all branches -i, --dump-issues Optional: dump all issues -w, --wiki Optional: dump wiki -C, --compress Optional: run gc to compress git repo -v, --version Displays current version -h, --help Displays this screen
## Copyright
Copyright © 2012 hbt. See LICENSE.txt for further details.
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