Setting up cron job for running MX Snapshot? [Solved]

[tone2]

Hi,

Is it possible to automate MX snapshot with a Cron task/BASH script so the OS will periodically create a Snapshot and delete the old snapshot when done?

Thanks in advance,

Rob

[anticapitalista]

I don't think so since snapshot requires user intervention.

[Eadwine Rose]

If it were possible you don't want it to remove the old one. If you happen to break something right before the snapshot is made you won't have the old one anymore.

[tone2]

Hi and thanks for the replies,

@anticapitalista So there's no way to run MX snapshot through the terminal? It has to be run as GUI?

@Eadwine Rose That's true, however I was thinking it wouldn't delete until after the new snapshot had finished being created.

Thanks again,

Rob

[oops]

... You can use Timeshift instead, it is more adapted for your requested tasks.

[anticapitalista]

Hi and thanks for the replies, ...

@anticapitalista So there's no way to run MX snapshot through the terminal? It has to be run as GUI?

Rob

Correct.

[tone2]

... You can use Timeshift instead, it is more adapted for your requested tasks.

Thanks, I'll give it a go.

[Adrian]

I don't think so since snapshot requires user intervention.

Now you can run snapshot with -c (--cli option) and it could potentially be used in scripts, but it's a long process and you might run out of space or whatever so I don't really recommend running it from a script.

[tone2]

I don't think so since snapshot requires user intervention.

Now you can run snapshot with -c (--cli option) and it could potentially be used in scripts, but it's a long process and you might run out of space or whatever so I don't really recommend running it from a script.

Judging by the responses I think it's ill advised, so I'll stick to the prescribed modes lol. But I am curious, what is the '--cli' option? Just as a theory exercise, the concept of not having a GUI interests me.

[Adrian]

Give it a try :) or do a "mx-snapshot --help" for more info...