bup

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

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• Initialize a backup repository in the specified local directory:

bup -d {path/to/repository} init

• Prepare a given directory before taking a backup:

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

• Backup a directory to the repository:

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 directory:

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

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