markdown-preview.vim vs TimeShift

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⚠️ PLEASE USE https://github.com/iamcco/markdown-preview.nvim INSTEAD (by iamcco)

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System restore tool for Linux. Creates filesystem snapshots using rsync+hardlinks, or BTRFS snapshots. Supports scheduled snapshots, multiple backup levels, and exclude filters. Snapshots can be restored while system is running or from Live CD/USB. (by teejee2008)

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markdown-preview.vim		TimeShift
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2	Mentions	142
767	Stars	4,441
-	Growth	-
0.0	Activity	4.7
about 5 years ago	Latest Commit	over 1 year ago
CSS	Language	Vala
-	License	GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only

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markdown-preview.vim

Posts with mentions or reviews of markdown-preview.vim. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-06-24.

Any Markdown plugin for Neovim that you recommend?
9 projects | /r/neovim | 24 Jun 2022
Apple refugee here, please Linux Wizards can you share some of your knowledge?
12 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 11 Aug 2021

vim? emacs? There's things like vim-wiki. Personally I take notes in Markdown and use Markdown-Preview and then load my notes to GitHub so they can be accessed anywhere.

TimeShift

Posts with mentions or reviews of TimeShift. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-27.

Need a way to use BTRFS snapshots for system backups? Use BTRFS assistant, not Timeshift!
1 project | /r/Fedora | 11 Jul 2023

The previous developer of timeshift—Tony George (GitHub) — has been the developer since 2017 (based on GitHub version history), and has recently handed off development to the Linux Mint team.
How do you do backups of your drives?
1 project | /r/pop_os | 26 May 2023

I use both timeshift & duplicity
Timeshift - User Home Directories, Exclude All Files or Include All Files?
1 project | /r/linuxmint | 15 May 2023

Don't believe me or u/acejavelin69 - read what the developer has to say about user data and why it is disabled by default. https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift
Mysterious Timeshift update
2 projects | /r/linux4noobs | 27 Mar 2023

Version v22.06.6 Latest
set up timeshift on fedora 37
1 project | /r/Fedora | 23 Dec 2022

The original dev used ubuntu and only wanted to support the default ubuntu layout: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift/issues/821
System backup software question.
1 project | /r/Fedora | 16 Nov 2022

What system backup software can you recommend? In the past on Ubuntu I tested Timeshift, and it looks really cool. But the "main problem" is thing, that some options not work in Fedora: https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift, specifically BTRFS. What does it mean, this is a problem?
Backup solution before system upgrade to Fedora 37
1 project | /r/Fedora | 13 Nov 2022

- [Timeshift](https://github.com/teejee2008/timeshift) or [Deja Dup](https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/DejaDup) and back-up everything.
How to include /root and /home/user in timeshift snapshots
3 projects | /r/sysadmin | 11 Nov 2022

What I tried is to add "exclude" : [ "+ /home/user1/**", "+ /root/**", "+ /home/user2/**", ], to /etc/timeshift.json as per this post but the files within those folders still aren't included in the backup.
Ubuntu 22.10 Timeshift
1 project | /r/Ubuntu | 30 Oct 2022

Releases · teejee2008/timeshift Was fixed. Get PPA from that repo to have the latest release.
Best configuration for bare hypervisor distro FOR DESKTOP VMs
2 projects | /r/linuxquestions | 30 Oct 2022

Are you sure you need a full on virtual machine, rather than a system snapshotting tool like Snapper or Timeshift?

What are some alternatives?

When comparing markdown-preview.vim and TimeShift you can also consider the following projects:

vimwiki - Personal Wiki for Vim

Back In Time - Back In Time - An easy-to-use backup tool for GNU Linux using rsync in the back

flathub - Pull requests for new applications to be added

snapper - Manage filesystem snapshots and allow undo of system modifications

mpv - 🎥 Command line video player

BorgBackup - Deduplicating archiver with compression and authenticated encryption.

website - The elementary.io website

Rsnapshot - a tool for backing up your data using rsync (if you want to get help, use https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/rsnapshot-discuss)

TLP - TLP - Optimize Linux Laptop Battery Life

Duplicati - Store securely encrypted backups in the cloud!

the-practical-linux-hardening-guide - This guide details creating a secure Linux production system. OpenSCAP (C2S/CIS, STIG).

restic - Fast, secure, efficient backup program