backupgnucash jar file

[ETS]

There is a linux variant (it claims), and that is what I am trying to
use.  But in terms of script - does your script get the aqbanking data
and the reports as well? - Elmar

On 09/02/2016 12:45 AM, Plutocrat wrote:
> The software is called Backup Gnucash for Windows, so maybe it doesn't run on Linux? Java apps aren't automatically cross platform. 
>
> I guess you could try running it from the command line 'java -jar backupgnucash.jar' ... but I think you're probably onto a loser there. Its not too hard to write a script to backup gnucash files in Linux anyway. 
>
> tar -zcf /path/to/backup/$(date +%F-%H%M)-gnucash-backup.tar.gz /path/to/gnucashdata/
>
> Something like this? 
>
> P.
>
> ETS wrote on Friday, 02 September, 2016 12:15 AM:
>> On my way into linux from windows - I am trying to get
>> https://github.com/goodvibes2/BackupGnuCashWin/tree/master/src/backupgnucash
>> to work under Mint 18.  I've downloaded the jar file, and marked it as
>> executable, and tried to use the java 8 to run it ... but when I click
>> on the jar file nothing happens.  On the windows side, at least the
>> window popped up so you could set the paths.  Anyone else using this
>> program?
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