Howto

Vbak commands available:
  help    add          files   list
  update  checkout/co  remove  clear

* vbak help - Online help *

  $ vbak help
  $ vbak help -t

* vbak add - Backup your files *

  $ vbak add .emacs .emacs.d/ this\ is\ a\ file.txt
  Add .emacs
  /home/vvoody/.emacs
  home-vvoody-.emacs
  ...

  # Tag the files
  $ cd ~/.opera
  $ vbak -t opera contacts.adr js/ menu/vvoodysMenu.ini speeddial.ini

  Attention: We will use these 6 files and 1 directory in the future example.

* vbak files/list - Show what you have backuped *
  $ vbak files [-t TAGNAME]
  /home/vvoody/.emacs
  /home/vvoody/.emacs.d
  /home/vvoody/this is a file.txt
  /home/vvoody/.opera/contacts.adr
  /home/vvoody/.opera/js
  /home/vvoody/.opera/menu/vvoodysMenu.ini
  /home/vvoody/.opera/speeddial.ini

  $ vbak files -t opera
  /home/vvoody/.opera/contacts.adr
  /home/vvoody/.opera/js
  /home/vvoody/.opera/menu/vvoodysMenu.ini
  /home/vvoody/.opera/speeddial.ini

  # If the backuped file is not in the repository, vbak will notice you.
  # Then use vbak update to backup it again.
  $ vbak list [-t TAGNAME]
  home-vvoody-.emacs
  home-vvoody-.emacs.d
  home-vvoody-this is a file.txt
  home-vvoody-.opera-contact.adr
  home-vvoody-.opera-js
  home-vvoody-.opera-menu-vvoodysMenu.ini *MISSED!*
  home-vvoody-.opera-speeddial.ini

* vbak update - Update files *

  # If the orignal file is newer than its backuped file, then update.
  # If the backuped file is missed, vbak will backup it again.
  $ remove .vbak/home-vvoody-.opera-menu-vvoodysMenu.ini
  $ vbak update
  /home/vvoody/.opera/menu/vvoodysMenu.ini *UPDATED!*

  # Update one group of files
  $ vbak update -t opera
  ...

  # If the file to backup is not there, vbak will notice you.
  $ remove ~/.emacs
  $ vbak update
  $ /home/vvoody/.emacs "*Disappeared!*"

* vbak checkout/co - Checkout config file *

  # Recover your config files quickly
  $ INSTALL OPERA
  ...
  $ cd .opera
  $ vbak co -t opera
  4 file(s) checkouted!
  $ opera &

* vbak remove - Unbackup files *

  $ vbak remove -t opera
  $ vbak files
  home-vvoody-.emacs
  home-vvoody-.emacs.d
  home-vvoody-this is a file.txt
  $ vbak remove .emacs
  $ vbak files
  home-vvoody-.emacs.d
  home-vvoody-this is a file.txt
  $

* vbak clear - Clean up the backup repository *

  $ vbak clear
  We will remove all backuped files and clear up the file.list
  Are you sure? y
  $ ls -a .vbak
  . ..
  $