NAME
bup - Backup program using rolling checksums and git file formats
SYNOPSIS
bup [global options…] <command> [options…]
DESCRIPTION
bup is a program for making backups of your files using
the git file format.
Unlike git(1) itself, bup is optimized for handling huge
data sets including individual very large files (such a virtual machine
images). However, once a backup set is created, it can still be accessed
using git tools.
Subcommands are described in separate man pages. For example
bup-init(1) covers bup init.
GLOBAL OPTIONS
- --version
-
print bup’s version number. Equivalent to
bup version.
- -d, --bup-dir=BUP_DIR
-
use the given BUP_DIR parameter as the bup repository location, instead
of reading it from the $BUP_DIR environment variable or using the
default
~/.bup location.
COMMONLY USED SUBCOMMANDS
bup-fsck(1)
-
Check backup sets for damage and add redundancy information
bup-ftp(1)
-
Browse backup sets using an ftp-like client
bup-fuse(1)
-
Mount your backup sets as a filesystem
bup-help(1)
-
Print detailed help for the given command
bup-index(1)
-
Create or display the index of files to back up
bup-on(1)
-
Backup a remote machine to the local one
bup-restore(1)
-
Extract files from a backup set
bup-save(1)
-
Save files into a backup set (note: run “bup index” first)
bup-web(1)
-
Launch a web server to examine backup sets
RARELY USED SUBCOMMANDS
bup-damage(1)
-
Deliberately destroy data
bup-drecurse(1)
-
Recursively list files in your filesystem
bup-init(1)
-
Initialize a bup repository
bup-join(1)
-
Retrieve a file backed up using
bup-split(1)
bup-ls(1)
-
Browse the files in your backup sets
bup-margin(1)
-
Determine how close your bup repository is to armageddon
bup-memtest(1)
-
Test bup memory usage statistics
bup-midx(1)
-
Index objects to speed up future backups
bup-newliner(1)
-
Make sure progress messages don’t overlap with output
bup-random(1)
-
Generate a stream of random output
bup-server(1)
-
The server side of the bup client-server relationship
bup-split(1)
-
Split a single file into its own backup set
bup-tick(1)
-
Wait for up to one second.
bup-version(1)
-
Report the version number of your copy of bup.
ENVIRONMENT
BUP_ASSUME_GIT_VERSION_IS_FINE
-
If set to
true, yes, or 1, assume
the version of git in the path is acceptable.
SEE ALSO
git(1) and the README file from the bup
distribution.
The home of bup is at http://github.com/bup/bup/.