From 2775e1d8e70c841b3c342ffe03ebe30434faa4dd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: =?UTF-8?q?F=C3=A9lix=20Baylac=20Jacqu=C3=A9?= Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2023 13:00:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Readme: rewrite example usage --- README.md | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 28f463b..1b6e7e1 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ Picobak is a small CLI utility to help you backup and organize your pictures on (...) ``` -This program is heavily inspired by Shotwell's backup feature. I actually used that for years to organize my pictures. Sadly, it became more and more unstable along the years, it often fails midway-through the backup. Its implementation is too intimidating for me to try to fix and maintain it. In contrast, this utility is meant to stay small in terms of features scope and codebase. Nevertheless, Shotwell is a great program overall, kudos to the original authors, they have made my life simpler for years <3. ## Usage @@ -27,5 +26,9 @@ Send the files you want to backup via stdin, then point picobak to the directory E.G: ```txt -ls /tmp/Sync2/* | picobak ~/nas/Photos-Video +find "/path/to/pictures/you/want/to/import/" -type f | picobak /your/pictures/library ``` + +## Inspiration + +This program is heavily inspired by Shotwell's backup feature. I actually used that for years to organize my pictures. Sadly, it became more and more unstable along the years, it often fails midway-through the backup. Its implementation is too intimidating for me to try to fix and maintain it. In contrast, this utility is meant to stay small in terms of features scope and codebase. Nevertheless, Shotwell is a great program overall, kudos to the original authors, they have made my life simpler for years <3.