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Bare `zbackup` quietly backed up every project - inconsistent with the PowerShell version (and with zdeploy), and an easy way to kick off a huge unintended backup. Now a bare invocation prints usage and lists the projects; `all` does what bare used to (every project + the scripts folder). Same for `zbackup_and_sync`, and setup_backup_schedule's cron line now passes `all` so the scheduled job still backs everything up. |
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| .. | ||
| README.md | ||
| setup_backup_schedule | ||
| zbackup | ||
| zbackup_and_sync | ||
| zbackup_ec2 | ||
| zconfig.example.json | ||
| zdeploy | ||
| zec2 | ||
| zec2online | ||
| zhelpers.sh | ||
| zkill | ||
| zrepair | ||
| zrestart | ||
| zsetup_mail | ||
| zstart | ||
| zstart_docker | ||
| zstop | ||
| zsync | ||
Token Savers — bash port (Linux / macOS / WSL)
Native bash versions of the z-scripts. Same commands, same zconfig.json schema,
same behavior — no PowerShell required.
Requirements
- bash 3.2+ (the stock macOS bash works),
jq,curl,zip, OpenSSH (ssh/scp) lsof(forzkill/zrestart),rsync(forzsync <project>mirror mode)- Docker + docker compose on the remote host for the deploy scripts
Debian/Ubuntu: sudo apt install jq curl zip lsof rsync
macOS: brew install jq (bash, curl, zip, ssh, lsof and rsync already ship with macOS)
Install
git clone https://github.com/kellymichels/zscripts-token-savers.git ~/zscripts
cd ~/zscripts/bash
cp zconfig.example.json zconfig.json # then fill in your values
chmod +x z* setup_backup_schedule
echo 'export PATH="$HOME/zscripts/bash:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc && source ~/.bashrc
Commands
Same set as the PowerShell versions — the project key in zconfig.json IS the
command argument:
| Command | What it does |
|---|---|
zstart <p> [--detached] |
start local dev server (python/vite/nextjs) |
zkill <p> |
free the project's dev port |
zrestart <p> [--detached] |
kill + start in one command |
zstop <p> |
stop the project's compose stack on the server |
zdeploy <p> [--note "msg"] |
zip → scp → docker compose build/up → verify build version |
zec2 [<p>] |
TCP + HTTP + live-version reachability check |
zec2online [<p>] |
deep health check; auto-starts downed stacks |
zrepair <p> |
audit/repair container + proxy routing, smoke test |
zbackup [<p>] [--tag t] |
local source zip (+ pg_dump when .env has DATABASE_URL) |
zbackup_ec2 [<p>] |
pull db dump + data dirs down from the server |
zsync |
copy new backup files offsite (never overwrites) |
zbackup_and_sync |
both of the above; cron-friendly |
setup_backup_schedule --install |
daily backup cron job |
zsetup_mail --domain d |
provision docker-mailserver mailboxes + print DNS records |
zstart_docker |
bring up the local compose stack in bash/docker/ |
Flags use GNU style (--port 3000, --detached) instead of PowerShell style
(-Port, -Detached). Detached dev servers log to /tmp/zstart-<project>.log.
Usage tracking
Every run prints a footer with its own output volume:
--- 1,048 lines / 69,009 chars / ~19,717 tokens est. (Claude Code) ---
and (when jq is available) appends one JSON line per run to tokens.jsonl,
so you can see how much infrastructure output you keep out of an AI agent's
context over time. Fields: ts, script, projects, lines, chars, est, model
(est ≈ chars / 3.5). Nested runs (the zkill/zstart inside zrestart)
are counted once, not double.
Where it's written, first match wins:
$ZTOKENS_DATAztokens.dataDirinzconfig.json- the sibling
../ztokens/datadirectory, if present ~/.ztokens/data(created on first run)
Set ZTOKENS_MODEL to tag records with a specific model; it defaults to
est. chars/3.5.
Differences from the PowerShell versions
zsync <viteproject>mirrorsdist/withrsync -a --delete(robocopy /MIR equivalent).- Scheduling uses cron (
setup_backup_schedule) instead of Windows Task Scheduler. - The MOTD banner picks a random
motd/*.txtinstead of tracking a shuffle rotation. - Windows-only helpers (
.cmdlaunchers) don't exist — scripts are directly executable.