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NAME

       config - BackInTime configuration files.

SYNOPSIS

       ~/.config/backintime/config
       /etc/backintime/config

DESCRIPTION

       Back In Time was developed as pure GUI program and so most functions are only useable with
       backintime-qt. But it is possible to use Back In Time e.g. on a headless server. You  have
       to  create  the  configuration  file  (~/.config/backintime/config)  manually. Look inside
       /usr/share/doc/backintime-common/examples/ for examples.

       The configuration file has the following format:
       keyword=arguments

       Arguments don't need to be quoted. All characters are allowed except '='.

       Run 'backintime check-config' to verify the configfile, create  the  snapshot  folder  and
       crontab entries.

POSSIBLE KEYWORDS

       config.version
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Internal version of current config

             Default: 6

       global.hash_collision
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Internal value used to prevent hash collisions on mountpoints. Do not change this.

             Default: 0

       global.use_flock
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Prevent  multiple snapshots (from different profiles or users) to be run at the same
             time

             Default: false

       profile<N>.name
             Type: str       Allowed Values: text
             Name of this profile.

             Default: Main profile

       profile<N>.schedule.custom_time
             Type: str       Allowed Values: comma separated int (8,12,18,23) or */3
             Custom hours for cronjob. Only valid for profile<N>.schedule.mode = 19

             Default: 8,12,18,23

       profile<N>.schedule.day
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 1-28
             Which day of month the cronjob should run? Only valid  for  profile<N>.schedule.mode
             >= 40

             Default: 1

       profile<N>.schedule.mode
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0|1|2|4|7|10|12|14|16|18|19|20|25|27|30|40|80
             Which  schedule  used  for  crontab.  The  crontab  entry  will  be  generated  with
             'backintime check-config'.
              0 = Disabled
              1 = at every boot
              2 = every 5 minute
              4 = every 10 minute
              7 = every 30 minute
             10 = every hour
             12 = every 2 hours
             14 = every 4 hours
             16 = every 6 hours
             18 = every 12 hours
             19 = custom defined hours
             20 = every day
             25 = daily anacron
             27 = when drive get connected
             30 = every week
             40 = every month
             80 = every year

             Default: 0

       profile<N>.schedule.repeatedly.period
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             How many  units  to  wait  between  new  snapshots  with  anacron?  Only  valid  for
             profile<N>.schedule.mode = 25|27

             Default: 1

       profile<N>.schedule.repeatedly.unit
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 10|20|30|40
             Units to wait between new snapshots with anacron.
             10 = hours
             20 = days
             30 = weeks
             40 = months
             Only valid for profile<N>.schedule.mode = 25|27

             Default: 20

       profile<N>.schedule.time
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-24
             What time the cronjob should run? Only valid for profile<N>.schedule.mode >= 20

             Default: 0

       profile<N>.schedule.weekday
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 1 = monday - 7 = sunday
             Which  day of week the cronjob should run? Only valid for profile<N>.schedule.mode =
             30

             Default: 7

       profile<N>.snapshots.backup_on_restore.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Rename existing files before restore into FILE.backup.YYYYMMDD

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.bwlimit.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Limit rsync bandwidth usage over network. Use this with mode SSH. For mode Local you
             should rather use ionice.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.bwlimit.value
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Bandwidth limit in KB/sec.

             Default: 3000

       profile<N>.snapshots.continue_on_errors
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Continue  on  errors.  This  will keep incomplete snapshots rather than deleting and
             start over again.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.copy_links
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             When  symlinks  are  encountered, the item that they point  to  (the  reference)  is
             copied, rather than the symlink.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.copy_unsafe_links
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             This  tells  rsync  to  copy  the  referent of symbolic links that point outside the
             copied tree.  Absolute symlinks are also treated like ordinary files.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.cron.ionice
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run cronjobs with 'ionice  -c2  -n7'.  This  will  give  BackInTime  the  lowest  IO
             bandwidth priority to not interrupt any other working process.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.cron.nice
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run  cronjobs with 'nice -n19'. This will give BackInTime the lowest CPU priority to
             not interrupt any other working process.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.cron.redirect_stderr
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             redirect stderr to /dev/null in cronjobs

             Default: False

       profile<N>.snapshots.cron.redirect_stdout
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             redirect stdout to /dev/null in cronjobs

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.dont_remove_named_snapshots
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Keep snapshots with names during smart_remove.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.exclude.bysize.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Enable exclude files by size.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.exclude.bysize.value
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Exclude files bigger than value in MiB. With 'Full rsync mode'  disabled  this  will
             only  affect  new  files because for rsync this is a transfer option, not an exclude
             option. So big files that has been backed up before will remain in snapshots even if
             they had changed.

             Default: 500

       profile<N>.snapshots.exclude.<I>.value
             Type: str       Allowed Values: file, folder or pattern (relative or absolute)
             Exclude this file or folder. <I> must be a counter starting with 1

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.exclude.size
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Quantity of profile<N>.snapshots.exclude.<I> entries.

             Default: -1

       profile<N>.snapshots.include.<I>.type
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0|1
             Specify if profile<N>.snapshots.include.<I>.value is a folder (0) or a file (1).

             Default: 0

       profile<N>.snapshots.include.<I>.value
             Type: str       Allowed Values: absolute path
             Include this file or folder. <I> must be a counter starting with 1

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.include.size
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Quantity of profile<N>.snapshots.include.<I> entries.

             Default: -1

       profile<N>.snapshots.keep_only_one_snapshot.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             NOT YET IMPLEMENTED. Remove all snapshots but one.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.local.nocache
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run rsync on local machine with 'nocache'. This will prevent files from being cached
             in memory.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.local_encfs.path
             Type: str       Allowed Values: absolute path
             Where to save snapshots in mode 'local_encfs'.

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.log_level
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 1-3
             Log level used during takeSnapshot.
             1 = Error
             2 = Changes
             3 = Info

             Default: 3

       profile<N>.snapshots.min_free_inodes.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Remove snapshots until profile<N>.snapshots.min_free_inodes.value free inodes  in  %
             is reached.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.min_free_inodes.value
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 1-15
             Keep at least value % free inodes.

             Default: 2

       profile<N>.snapshots.min_free_space.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Remove  snapshots  until  profile<N>.snapshots.min_free_space.value  free  space  is
             reached.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.min_free_space.unit
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 10|20
             10 = MB
             20 = GB

             Default: 20

       profile<N>.snapshots.min_free_space.value
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 1-99999
             Keep at least value + unit free space.

             Default: 1

       profile<N>.snapshots.mode
             Type: str       Allowed Values: local|local_encfs|ssh|ssh_encfs
             Use mode (or backend) for this snapshot. Look at 'man backintime' section 'Modes'.

             Default: local

       profile<N>.snapshots.<MODE>.password.save
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Save password to system keyring (gnome-keyring or kwallet). <MODE> must be the  same
             as profile<N>.snapshots.mode

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.<MODE>.password.use_cache
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Cache  password  in RAM so it can be read by cronjobs. Security issue: root might be
             able   to   read   that   password,   too.   <MODE>   must   be    the    same    as
             profile<N>.snapshots.mode

             Default: true if home is not encrypted

       profile<N>.snapshots.no_on_battery
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Don't take snapshots if the Computer runs on battery.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.notify.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Display notifications (errors, warnings) through libnotify.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.path
             Type: str       Allowed Values: absolute path
             Where  to  save  snapshots in mode 'local'. This path must contain a folderstructure
             like 'backintime/<HOST>/<USER>/<PROFILE_ID>'

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.path.host
             Type: str       Allowed Values: text
             Set Host for snapshot path

             Default: local hostname

       profile<N>.snapshots.path.profile
             Type: str       Allowed Values: 1-99999
             Set Profile-ID for snapshot path

             Default: current Profile-ID

       profile<N>.snapshots.path.user
             Type: str       Allowed Values: text
             Set User for snapshot path

             Default: local username

       profile<N>.snapshots.path.uuid
             Type: str       Allowed Values: text
             Devices uuid used to automatically set up udev rule if the drive is not connected.

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.preserve_acl
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Preserve ACL. The  source   and   destination   systems  must  have  compatible  ACL
             entries for this option to work properly.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.preserve_xattr
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Preserve extended attributes (xattr).

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Remove all snapshots older than value + unit

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.unit
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 20|30|80
             20 = days
             30 = weeks
             80 = years

             Default: 80

       profile<N>.snapshots.remove_old_snapshots.value
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Snapshots older than this times units will be removed

             Default: 10

       profile<N>.snapshots.rsync_options.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Past additional options to rsync

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.rsync_options.value
             Type: str       Allowed Values: text
             rsync options. Options must be quoted e.g. --exclude-from="/path/to/my exclude file"

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.smart_remove
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run smart_remove to clean up old snapshots after a new snapshot was created.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_all
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Keep all snapshots for X days.

             Default: 2

       profile<N>.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_day
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Keep one snapshot per day for X days.

             Default: 7

       profile<N>.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_month
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Keep one snapshot per month for X month.

             Default: 24

       profile<N>.snapshots.smart_remove.keep_one_per_week
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-99999
             Keep one snapshot per week for X weeks.

             Default: 4

       profile<N>.snapshots.smart_remove.run_remote_in_background
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             If using mode SSH or SSH-encrypted, run smart_remove in background on remote machine

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.check_commands
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Check  if  all  commands (used during takeSnapshot) work like expected on the remote
             host.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.check_ping
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Check if the remote host is available before trying to mount.

             Default: true

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.cipher
             Type: str       Allowed Values: default | aes192-cbc |  aes256-cbc  |  aes128-ctr  |
             aes192-ctr  | aes256-ctr | arcfour | arcfour256 | arcfour128 | aes128-cbc | 3des-cbc
             | blowfish-cbc | cast128-cbc
             Cipher that is used for encrypting the SSH  tunnel.  Depending  on  the  environment
             (network bandwidth, cpu and hdd performance) a different cipher might be faster.

             Default: default

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.host
             Type: str       Allowed Values: IP or domain address
             Remote host used for mode 'ssh' and 'ssh_encfs'.

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.ionice
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run rsync and other commands on remote host with 'ionice -c2 -n7'

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.max_arg_length
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0, >700
             Maximum  argument  length  of  commands  run on remote host. This can be tested with
             'python3 /usr/share/backintime/common/sshMaxArg.py USER@HOST'.
             0 = unlimited

             Default: 0

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.nice
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run rsync and other commands on remote host with 'nice -n19'

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.nocache
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run rsync on remote host with 'nocache'. This will prevent files from  being  cached
             in memory.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.path
             Type: str       Allowed Values: absolute or relative path
             Snapshot path on remote host. If the path is relative (no leading '/') it will start
             from remote Users homedir. An empty path will be replaced with './'.

             Default: ''

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.port
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 0-65535
             SSH Port on remote host.

             Default: 22

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.prefix.enabled
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Add prefix to every command which run through SSH on remote host.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.prefix.value
             Type: str       Allowed Values: text
             Prefix to run before every command on remote host. Variables need to be escaped with
             \$FOO.   This   doesn't   touch   rsync.   So   to   add  a  prefix  for  rsync  use
             profile<N>.snapshots.rsync_options.value      with       --rsync-path="FOO=bar:\$FOO
             /usr/bin/rsync"

             Default: 'PATH=/opt/bin:/opt/sbin:\$PATH'

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.private_key_file
             Type: str       Allowed Values: absolute path to private key file
             Private key file used for password-less authentication on remote host.

             Default: ~/.ssh/id_dsa

       profile<N>.snapshots.ssh.user
             Type: str       Allowed Values: text
             Remote SSH user

             Default: local users name

       profile<N>.snapshots.take_snapshot_regardless_of_changes
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Create a new snapshot regardless if there were changes or not.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.use_checksum
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Use checksum to detect changes rather than size + time.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.snapshots.user_backup.ionice
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Run  BackInTime  with 'ionice -c2 -n7' when taking a manual snapshot. This will give
             BackInTime the lowest IO bandwidth priority  to  not  interrupt  any  other  working
             process.

             Default: false

       profile<N>.user_callback.no_logging
             Type: bool      Allowed Values: true|false
             Do  not  catch std{out|err} from user-callback script. The script will only write to
             current TTY. Default is to catch std{out|err} and write it to syslog and TTY again.

             Default: false

       profiles
             Type: str       Allowed Values: int separated by colon (e.g. 1:3:4)
             All active Profiles (<N> in profile<N>.snapshots...).

             Default: 1

       profiles.version
             Type: int       Allowed Values: 1
             Internal version of profiles config.

             Default: 1

SEE ALSO

       backintime, backintime-qt.

       Back In Time also has a website: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime

AUTHOR

       This manual page was written by BIT Team(<bit-team@lists.launchpad.net>).