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Backup files or directories following standard naming conventions with CST timestamps and optional checksums. Use this skill before destructive operations.

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name	backup
description	Backup files or directories following standard naming conventions with CST timestamps and optional checksums. Use this skill before destructive operations.

Backup files and directories

When to use

Before any destructive operation, or when explicitly asked to create a backup.

Instructions

Read the full CoT: Load and follow ~/rules/cot/backup.md from line 1 to end
Generate timestamp: TS=$(TZ=America/Mexico_City date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S")
Name the backup: [name_without_ext]_[timestamp].[original_ext].bkp
For files: cp source.txt backups/source_${TS}.txt.bkp
For directories: tar --owner=0 --group=0 --numeric-owner -cf - dir/ | zstd -T0 -19 -o "dir_${TS}.tar.zst"
Checksum (if >= 100 MB): sha256sum backup_file > backup_file.sha256
Verify: Confirm the backup exists and is readable

Naming examples

archivo.txt → archivo_2026-03-27T17-30-00.txt.bkp
config.yaml → config_2026-03-27T17-30-00.yaml.bkp

Critical rules

All timestamps use CST (Ciudad de México, UTC-6)
Never overwrite previous backups
Checksums (.sha256) required for files >= 100 MB
Use zstd compression for directories

References

Detailed CoT: ~/rules/cot/backup.md
Rules: ~/rules/rulesets/BACKUPS.md
Script: ~/rules/scripts/backup_file.sh

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name	backup
description	Backup files or directories following standard naming conventions with CST timestamps and optional checksums. Use this skill before destructive operations.

Backup files and directories

When to use

Before any destructive operation, or when explicitly asked to create a backup.

Instructions

Read the full CoT: Load and follow ~/rules/cot/backup.md from line 1 to end
Generate timestamp: TS=$(TZ=America/Mexico_City date +"%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S")
Name the backup: [name_without_ext]_[timestamp].[original_ext].bkp
For files: cp source.txt backups/source_${TS}.txt.bkp
For directories: tar --owner=0 --group=0 --numeric-owner -cf - dir/ | zstd -T0 -19 -o "dir_${TS}.tar.zst"
Checksum (if >= 100 MB): sha256sum backup_file > backup_file.sha256
Verify: Confirm the backup exists and is readable

Naming examples

archivo.txt → archivo_2026-03-27T17-30-00.txt.bkp
config.yaml → config_2026-03-27T17-30-00.yaml.bkp

Critical rules

All timestamps use CST (Ciudad de México, UTC-6)
Never overwrite previous backups
Checksums (.sha256) required for files >= 100 MB
Use zstd compression for directories

References

Detailed CoT: ~/rules/cot/backup.md
Rules: ~/rules/rulesets/BACKUPS.md
Script: ~/rules/scripts/backup_file.sh