windows install instructions

README.md

@@ -322,6 +322,25 @@ This is one of may ways you can get restic and this backup script working on Win
 	git-bash$ mkdir ~/src && cd ~/src/
     git-bash$ git clone https://github.com/erikw/restic-systemd-automatic-backup.git && cd $(basename "$_" .git)
    ```
+1. Install scripts, conf and the ScheduledTask
+   ```console
+    git-bash$ make install-schedtask
+   ```
+1. Edit configs and initialize repo according to *TL;DR* section above
+   ```console
+    git-bash$ vim /etc/restic/*
+    git-bash$ source /etc/restic/default.sh
+    git-bash$ restic init
+    git-bash$ restic_backup.sh
+   ```
+   Note that you should use cygwin/git-bash paths e.g. in `default.env.sh` you can have
+   ```bash
+	export RESTIC_BACKUP_PATHS='/c/Users/<username>/My Documents'
+   ```
+1. Inspect the installed tasks and make a test run
+   1. Open the app "Task Scheduler" (`taskschd.msc`)
+   1. Go to the local "Task Scheduler Library"
+   1. Right click on one of the newly installed tasks and click "run".
 
 
 ## Setup Cron

install_restic_scheduledtask.ps1

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env pwsh
 # Install restic scheduled tasks.
-# Test run the installed actions by opening the app "Task Scheduler" and go to "Task Scheduler Library" and right clicking on the new tasks > run.
+# Test run the installed actions by
+#   1. open the app "Task Scheduler" (taskschd.msc)
+#   2. go to the local "Task Scheduler Library"
+#   3. right click on the new tasks  and click "run".
 # Reference: https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/heyscriptingguy/2015/01/13/use-powershell-to-create-scheduled-tasks/
 # Reference: https://www.davidjnice.com/cygwin_scheduled_tasks.html
 
@@ -10,8 +13,6 @@ $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe' -
 $trigger =  New-ScheduledTaskTrigger -Daily -At 8pm
 Register-ScheduledTask -Action $action -Trigger $trigger -TaskName "restic_backup" -Description "Daily backup to B2 with restic."
 
-
-
 # Install restic_check.sh
 $action = New-ScheduledTaskAction -Execute 'C:\Program Files\Git\git-bash.exe' -Argument '-l -c "/c$INSTALL_PREFIX/bin/restic_check.sh"'
 $trigger =  New-ScheduledTaskTrigger  -Weekly -WeeksInterval 4 -DaysOfWeek Sunday -At 7pm -RandomDelay 128