bup

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Backup system based on the Git packfile format, providing incremental saves and global deduplication.

Options (3)

-d, --bup-dirboolean

Initialize a backup repository in a given local directory

Example: bup {{[-d|--bup-dir]}} {{path/to/repository}} init

-n, --nameboolean

Backup a directory to the repository specifying its name

Example: bup {{[-d|--bup-dir]}} {{path/to/repository}} save {{[-n|--name]}} {{backup_name}} {{path/to/directory}}

-C, --outdirboolean

Restore a specific backup snapshot to a target directory

Example: bup {{[-d|--bup-dir]}} {{path/to/repository}} restore {{[-C|--outdir]}} {{path/to/target_directory}} {{backup_name}}

Initialize a backup repository in a given local directory

bup [-d|--bup-dir] path/to/repository init

Prepare a given directory before taking a backup

bup [-d|--bup-dir] path/to/repository index path/to/directory

Backup a directory to the repository specifying its name

bup [-d|--bup-dir] path/to/repository save [-n|--name] backup_name path/to/directory

Show the backup snapshots currently stored in the repository

bup [-d|--bup-dir] path/to/repository ls

Restore a specific backup snapshot to a target directory

bup [-d|--bup-dir] path/to/repository restore [-C|--outdir] path/to/target_directory backup_name