Local klipper backup script without git. Original script: https://github.com/Staubgeborener/klipper-backup/

.env

# Indivdual file syntax:
#  Note: script.sh starts its search in $HOME which is /home/{username}/ 
# Using below example the script will search for: /home/{username}/printer_data/config/printer.cfg

#path_printercfg=printer_data/config/printer.cfg

# Backup folder syntax:
#  Note: script.sh starts its search in $HOME which is /home/{username}/ 
# Using below example the script will search for: /home/{username}/printer_data/config/*
# The star denotes a wildcard meaning that any and all files in the folder will be selected
path_klipperdata=printer_data/config/*

backup_folder=config_backup/klipper

script.sh

#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
# Set parent directory path
parent_path=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"; pwd -P)
 
# Initialize variables from .env file
source "$parent_path"/.env
 
# Change directory to parent path
cd "$parent_path" || exit

# optional: removing backup folder to get "clean" backup files
# rm -rf $HOME/$backup_folder/

# Check if backup folder exists, create one if it does not
if [ ! -d "$HOME/$backup_folder" ]; then
  mkdir -p "$HOME/$backup_folder"
fi
 
while IFS= read -r path; do
  # Iterate over every file in the path
  for file in $HOME/$path; do
    # Check if it's a symbolic link
    if [ -h "$file" ]; then
      echo "Skipping symbolic link: $file"
      # Check if file is an extra backup of printer.cfg moonraker/klipper seems to like to make 4-5 of these sometimes no need to back them all up as well.
    elif [[ $(basename "$file") =~ ^printer-[0-9]+_[0-9]+\.cfg$ ]]; then
        echo "Skipping file: $file"
    else
      cp $file $HOME/$backup_folder/
    fi
  done
done < <(grep -v '^#' "$parent_path/.env" | grep 'path_' | sed 's/^.*=//')