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tarsnap

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Manipulate remote Tarsnap encrypted backups. Note: You don't need to specify the key file and the cache directory if you configure them in `/usr/local/etc/tarsnap.conf` or `~/.tarsnaprc`. See also: `tarsnap-keygen`.

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Examples (7)

[c]reate a backup archive of one or more files or directories, specifying the cryptographic key and the cache directory

tarsnap -c --keyfile path/to/key_file --cachedir path/to/cache_directory -f archive_name path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

Display how much data would be uploaded

tarsnap -c --dry-run --print-stats --keyfile path/to/key_file --cachedir path/to/cache_directory -f archive_name path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

List stored archives

tarsnap --list-archives --keyfile path/to/key_file

[d]elete a specific archive

tarsnap -d --keyfile path/to/key_file --cachedir path/to/cache_directory -f archive_name

Lis[t] the contents of a specific archive in [v]erbose mode

tarsnap -tv --keyfile path/to/key_file -f archive_name

Restore one or more files or directories from a specific archive

tarsnap -x --keyfile path/to/key_file -f archive_name path/to/file_or_directory1 path/to/file_or_directory2 ...

Copy an archive

tarsnap -c --keyfile path/to/key_file -f new_archive_name @@source_archive_name
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