gistfile1.txt

#!/bin/bash

# This script does the following:
# 1/ capture and download the latest backup
# 2/ load it to your local database

# Just replace any uppercase string with your own data

#
# CAPTURE
#
cd YOUR_LOCAL_BACKUP_FOLDER
heroku pgbackups:capture --expire --app YOUR_APP_NAME
file_path="db_$(date +%Y_%m_%d-%H_%M_%S).dump"
curl `heroku pgbackups:url --app YOUR_APP_NAME` > $file_path

#
# LOAD
#
pg_restore --verbose --clean --no-acl --no-owner -h localhost -U YOUR_LOCAL_DB_USERNAME -d YOUR_LOCAL_DB_NAME $file_path
cd YOUR_LOCAL_APP # for me something like ~/Sites/app_name