bionic (1) backintime-qt4.1.gz

NAME

       backintime-qt4 - a simple backup tool.

SYNOPSIS

       backintime-qt4 [--checksum] [--config PATH] [--debug] [--delete] [--help | -h] [--keep-mount] [--license]
       [--local-backup]  [--no-crontab]  [--no-local-backup]  [--profile  NAME  |  --profile-id  ID]   [--quiet]
       [--version]

       {  backup  |  backup-job  | benchmark-cipher [FILE-SIZE] | check-config | decode [PATH] | last-snapshot |
       last-snapshot-path  |   pw-cache   [start|stop|restart|reload|status]   |   remove[-and-do-not-ask-again]
       [SNAPSHOT_ID]   |   restore  [WHAT  [WHERE  [SNAPSHOT_ID]]]  |  snapshots-list  |  snapshots-list-path  |
       snapshots-path | unmount }

DESCRIPTION

       Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux. This is the Qt4 version.  For more information about Back
       In Time see backintime man page.

       If you want to run it as root you need to use 'pkexec backintime-qt4'.

OPTIONS

       --checksum
              Force  to  use checksum for checking if files have been changed. This is the same as 'Use checksum
              to detect changes' in Options. But you can use this to periodically run checksums  from  cronjobs.
              Only valid with backup, backup-job and restore.

       --config PATH
              Read config from PATH.

       --debug
              Show debug messages.

       --delete
              Restore  and  delete  newer  files  which  are  not  in  the snapshot.  WARNING: deleting files in
              filesystem root could break your whole system!!!  Only valid with restore.

       -h, --help
              Display a short help

       --keep-mount
              Don't unmount on exit. Only valid with snapshots-path, snapshots-list-path and last-snapshot-path.

       --license
              Show license

       --local-backup
              Create backup files before changing local files.  Only valid with restore.

       --no-crontab
              Do not install crontab entries.  Only valid with check-config.

       --no-local-backup
              Temporary disable creation of backup files before changing local files.  Only valid with restore.

       --profile NAME
              Select profile by name

       --profile-id ID
              Select profile by id

       --quiet
              Suppress status messages on standard output.

       -v, --version
              Show version

COMMANDS

       backup | -b | --backup
              Take a snapshot now (if needed)

       backup-job | --backup-job
              Take a snapshot (if needed) depending on schedule rules (used for cron jobs).  Back In  Time  will
              run in background for this.

       benchmark-cipher | --benchmark-cipher [FILE-SIZE]
              Show a benchmark of all ciphers for ssh transfer.

       check-config
              Verify the profile in config, create snapshot path and crontab entries.

       decode | --decode [PATH]
              Decode encrypted PATH. If no PATH is given Back In Time will read paths from standard input.

       last-snapshot | --last-snapshot
              Display last snapshot ID (if any)

       last-snapshot-path | --last-snapshot-path
              Display the path to the last snapshot (if any)

       pw-cache | --pw-cache [start|stop|restart|reload|status]
              Control  the  Password  Cache  Daemon.  If  no  argument is given the Password Cache will start in
              foreground.

       remove[-and-do-not-ask-again] | --remove[-and-do-not-ask-again] [SNAPSHOT_ID]
              Remove the snapshot. If SNAPSHOT_ID is missing it will be prompted. SNAPSHOT_ID can  be  an  index
              (starting   with   0   for  the  last  snapshot)  or  the  exact  SnapshotID  (19  caracters  like
              '20130606-230501-984').  remove-and-do-not-ask-again will remove  the  snapshot  immediately.   Be
              careful with this!

       restore | --restore [WHAT [WHERE [SNAPSHOT_ID]]]
              Restore  file  WHAT to path WHERE from snapshot SNAPSHOT_ID. If arguments are missing they will be
              prompted. To restore to the original path WHERE can be an empty string '' or just press  Enter  at
              the  prompt.  SNAPSHOT_ID  can  be  an  index (starting with 0 for the last snapshot) or the exact
              SnapshotID (19 caracters like '20130606-230501-984')

       snapshots-list | --snapshots-list
              Display the list of snapshot IDs (if any)

       snapshots-list-path | --snapshots-list-path
              Display the paths to snapshots (if any)

       snapshots-path | --snapshots-path
              Display path where is saves the snapshots (if configured)

       unmount | --unmount
              Unmount the profile.

SEE ALSO

       backintime, backintime-config.

       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>).