Time Machine Terminal Controls

This is a collection of commands that can be used to control Time Machine on macOS

Current List (in Progress):

• Schedule TimeMachine interval (CronTab)

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Time Machine Scheduler

1. Create tm_scheduler.sh under any directory you want to keep the file.

   vim tm_scheduler.sh

   Add script:

   #!/bin/sh
   /usr/bin/tmutil startbackup
   

2. Create a crontab to run the command

   crontab -e

3. In the crontab editor (Default VIM), add the following template in the repo

crontab example.txt

4. As a new line, add your crontab command using the template as a guide. To run a shell script, you will need to add /bin/sh in the line. The following command will run at minute 0 of every hour, every day.

0 * * * * /bin/sh /path/to/schedule.sh

5. Exit out of Vim while saving on quit (:wq)
6. Check the status of the backup at the top of the hour.

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Time Machine Log

This was a log file that Jim Randell posted on a Stackexchange post. I wanted to put it here for reference in the future.

1. Create a file called tm-log.sh
2. Paste the contents from the tm-log.sh file in the repo
3. Run it

It will continue to monitor for TM status after reporting the last 12 hours of log info.