tldr/pages/common/bup.md
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Co-authored-by: Sebastiaan Speck <12570668+sebastiaanspeck@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Lena <126529524+acuteenvy@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: K.B.Dharun Krishna <kbdharunkrishna@gmail.com>
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bup

Backup system based on the Git packfile format, providing incremental saves and global deduplication. More information: https://github.com/bup/bup.

  • Initialize a backup repository in a given local [d]irectory:

bup -d {{path/to/repository}} init

  • Prepare a given [d]irectory before taking a backup:

bup -d {{path/to/repository}} index {{path/to/directory}}

  • Backup a [d]irectory to the repository specifying its [n]ame:

bup -d {{path/to/repository}} save -n {{backup_name}} {{path/to/directory}}

  • Show the backup snapshots currently stored in the repository:

bup -d {{path/to/repository}} ls

  • Restore a specific backup snapshot to a target dire[C]tory:

bup -d {{path/to/repository}} restore -C {{path/to/target_directory}} {{backup_name}}