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Enter a command. For example: guetzli, split, git check ref format.

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 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}}