From f8387c7bd1a52645ffd4ea336fb7da59f678befe Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2014 19:49:25 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Markdown metadata and link formatting updates. --- README.md | 33 +++++++++++++++++---------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b30ebc1..1b0f525 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,10 +1,13 @@ +title: Atticmatic +date: + ## Overview -atticmatic is a simple Python wrapper script for the Attic backup software -that initiates a backup and prunes any old backups according to a retention -policy. The script supports specifying your settings in a declarative -configuration file rather than having to put them all on the command-line, and -handles common errors. +atticmatic is a simple Python wrapper script for the [Attic backup +software](https://attic-backup.org/) that initiates a backup and prunes any +old backups according to a retention policy. The script supports specifying +your settings in a declarative configuration file rather than having to put +them all on the command-line, and handles common errors. Here's an example config file: @@ -24,25 +27,23 @@ Here's an example config file: Additionally, exclude patterns can be specified in a separate excludes config file, one pattern per line. -Read more about Attic at https://attic-backup.org/ - -atticmatic is hosted at http://torsion.org/hg/atticmatic/ and is mirrored on -GitHub and BitBucket for convenience. +atticmatic is hosted at and is mirrored on +[GitHub](https://github.com/witten/atticmatic) and +[BitBucket](https://bitbucket.org/dhelfman/atticmatic) for convenience. ## Setup -To get up and running with Attic, follow the Attic Quick Start guide at -https://attic-backup.org/quickstart.html to create an Attic repository on a -local or remote host. +To get up and running with Attic, follow the [Attic Quick +Start](https://attic-backup.org/quickstart.html) guide to create an Attic +repository on a local or remote host. If the repository is on a remote host, make sure that your local root user has key-based ssh access to the desired user account on the remote host. -To install atticmatic, run the following from the directory containing this -README: +To install atticmatic, run the following command to download and install it: - python setup.py install + sudo pip install hg+https://torsion.org/hg/atticmatic Then copy the following configuration files: @@ -85,4 +86,4 @@ To actually run tests, run: ## Feedback -Questions? Comments? Got a patch? Contact witten@torsion.org +Questions? Comments? Got a patch? Contact .