1btrfs-sxbackup-init(1)                                  btrfs-sxbackup-init(1)
2
3
4

NAME

6       btrfs-sxbackup-init - Initialize a backup job
7

SYNOPSIS

9       btrfs-sxbackup   init  [-h]  [-sr  <source_retention>]  [-dr  <destina‐
10       tion_retention>] [-c] <source_subvolume> <destination_subvolume>
11

DESCRIPTION

13       Initialize a btrfs-sxbackup job.
14

OPTIONS

16       <source_subvolume>
17              source subvolume to backup. local path or ssh url
18
19       <destination_subvolume>
20              destination subvolume receiving backup snapshots. local path  or
21              ssh url
22
23       -h, --help
24              show help message and exit
25
26       -sr <source_retention>, --source-retention <source_retention>
27              expression  defining  which  source snapshots to retain/cleanup.
28              can be a static number (of backups) or more  complex  expression
29              like  "1d:4/d,  1w:daily,  2m:none" literally translating to: "1
30              day from now keep 4 backups a day, 1 week from  now  keep  daily
31              backups, 2 months from now keep none"
32
33       -dr    <destination_retention>,    --destination-retention    <destina‐
34       tion_retention>
35              expression   defining    which    destination    snapshots    to
36              retain/cleanup. can be a static number (of backups) or more com‐
37              plex expression (see --source-retention argument)
38
39       -c, --compress
40              enables compression during transmission.  Requires  lzop  to  be
41              installed on both source and destination
42

SEE ALSO

44       btrfs-sxbackup(1)
45
46
47
48Marco Schindler                      0.5.9              btrfs-sxbackup-init(1)
Impressum