A perl script to backup and restore savegames and config for games. Utilizes the ludusavi manifest.

Installation

The script requires three dependencies that are not part of a standard Debian stable installation as of 2023-07-17. You can install them with

$ sudo apt install libyaml-perl libfile-copy-recursive-perl libhash-merge-perl

Usage

Usage:
    savegamebackup [options]

     Options:
       --backup   -b     backup savegames
       --restore  -r     restore savegames
       --filter   -f     regex filter for game names to backup/restore
       --update   -u     update manifest
       --help     -h     this help message
       --verbose  -v     enable verbose output

Savegames and configurations are backed up to ~/SavegameBackup/<Gamename>. The user is expected to know how to synchronize this to other computers. Personally, I use the owncloud desktop client.

TODO

Currently there is no configuration, and the script uses $PWD to store and update the manifest files.