NAME
bup - Backup program using rolling checksums and git file formats
SYNOPSIS
bup <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.
The individual bup subcommands appear in their own man pages.
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-join(1)
Retrieve a file backed up using bup-split(1)
bup-ls(1)
Browse the files in your backup sets
bup-midx(1)
Index objects to speed up future backups
bup-save(1)
Save files into a backup set (note: run “bup index” first)
bup-split(1)
Split a single file into its own backup set
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-margin(1)
Determine how close your bup repository is to armageddon
bup-memtest(1)
Test bup memory usage statistics
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-tick(1)
Wait for up to one second.
SEE ALSO
git(1) and the README file from the bup distribution.
The home of bup is at <http://github.com/apenwarr/bup/>.
AUTHORS
Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>.