Asimov

asimov

Automatically exclude development dependencies from Apple Time Machine backups.

Runs as asimov|macOS, Linux, Windows|github.com

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Command form

ai-draft · 2 tasks · 7 fields

Scan a directory (default: home) for dependency folders and exclude them from backups. The prune and doctor subcommands are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui asimov

Exclude dependency folders from Time MachineExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Directory to scan

directory

Preview only set by task

--dry-run

Show sizes

--stats

Advanced

Show already-excluded too

--verbose

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Preview with sizes

directorydry_runstatsverbose

Apply exclusions

directorystatsquiet

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Directory to scan

path · positional 0

Preview only

boolean

--dry-run

Show sizes

boolean

--stats

Show already-excluded too

boolean

--verbose

Quiet

boolean

--quiet

Ignore cache (rescan)

boolean

--no-read-cache

Do not update cache

boolean

--no-write-cache

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

readme

asimov [--dry-run] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--stats] [--no-read-cache] [--no-write-cache] [--help] [--version] [directory] | `--dry-run` | Print what would be excluded without changing Time Machine | | `--verbose` | Show all directories including already-excluded ones | | `--quiet` | Suppress all output except errors…

helpmaster 2026-10-27

github.com

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