7.0

Major project cleanup. Completes the rewrite started with 6.0

• introduced new variable names see backup.conf for changes
• simplified /home directory options, see star.sh --help or backup.conf
• simplified multicore options, see star.sh --help or backup.conf
• simplified backup.conf sourcing method see star.sh --help or README.md
• simplified clean_unmount and made it standalone
• enhanced deleting older backups - you can now specify the number of latest backups to keep
• accept non-empty target root partition without extra argument
• genkernel on gentoo is now optional, use -D, --use-genkernel in Restore/Transfer mode το use it
• properly clarified error/warning/info messages
• clarified some arguments
• cleaned up star.sh output
• nicer progress bar
• unified distro detection method
• gui wrapper: added cron schedule backup option
• gui wrapper: proper cancelling/cleaning method
• gui wrapper: show generated command in terminal
• code cleanup and re-ordering

6.9

• added pbzip2 parallel decompression support (thanks to 0rinsb3lt)
• simplified multi-core threads number logic
• gui layout and functionality improvements
• cleanups in star.sh

6.8

• use basic date/time format in default backup name (fixes issues with fat file system destinations)
• reworked restore/transfer tab
• many code cleanups in star.sh

6.7

• show generated configuration file to gui wrapper log
• gui wrapper improvements

6.6

• added option to specify the number of threads for multi-core compression
• added option to create a non-system backup archive of a specified directory
• added .desktop launcher and polkit action file, useful for packaging
• fixed missing BRmcore entry in generate_conf
• code cleanups

6.5

• added support for nvme devices (thanks scottbass for reporting)
• implemented partition cleaning mechanism (see star.sh --help)
• wrapper now reads custom configuration file path (syntax: star-gui.sh /path/to/backup.conf)
• silenced gtkdialog output on exit
• show total files in log
• smoothed wget output to wrapper
• use stock gtk icons in wrapper window and buttons
• user tar options in backup mode now appear on top of the list, just like the other modes
• proper check for /home directory options
• star-gui.sh: added check for gtkdialog and /home directory options
• star.sh: removed bold from user replies
• star.sh: arguments now override the configuration file
• star.sh: added check for wget
• star.sh: improved verbose tar/rsync output
• removed summary from rsync output (caused misleading percentage)
• generate_conf: trim leading, trailing and multiple spaces in user tar options
• code cleanups

6.4.1

• fixed broken multi core compression
• updated openssl detection for file-5.30

6.4

• proper variable quoting
• fix: check_input didn't parse correctly mounted partitions in mountpoints with spaces
• fix: files/directories with spaces in /home didn't parse correctly with -O in backup mode
• fix: if the scripts are located in directory with spaces and gui wrapper called outside of that directory, it could not find the main script
• moved prepare_choot before asking to edit fstab - at that stage the user can easily chroot in the target system for further intervention

6.3

• added missing Fedora tar option in backup.conf
• tar options starting with "--exclude=" in backup.conf now translated as paths in Exclude entry
• fixed wildcard expansion in user tar/rsync options and excludes
• override (-o) now applies to Restore mode also
• override (-o) now gives full user control in tar options
• show default tar options in tooltips
• generate backup.conf function now writes proper quotes
• star.sh: accept only tar/rsync options starting with "-" (also fixes nasty bug in Transfer mode with bad user input)
• formatted some code

6.2

• added exclude /home option in transfer mode
• --acls and --xattrs are now default tar options
• debug checkbox now updates the title bar
• gui layout improvements
• removed useless hide cursor option
• code cleanups and minor fixes in star.sh