backintime-qt(1)

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NAME

6       backintime-qt - a simple backup tool.
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SYNOPSIS

9       backintime-qt [--checksum] [--config PATH] [--debug] [--delete] [--help
10       | -h] [--keep-mount] [--license] [--local-backup  |  --no-local-backup]
11       [--no-crontab]   [--only-new]   [--profile   NAME  |  --profile-id  ID]
12       [--quiet] [--share-path PATH] [--version]
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14       { backup | backup-job | benchmark-cipher [FILE-SIZE] |  check-config  |
15       decode   [PATH]   |   last-snapshot  |  last-snapshot-path  |  pw-cache
16       [start|stop|restart|reload|status]   |    remove[-and-do-not-ask-again]
17       [SNAPSHOT_ID]  |  restore  [WHAT  [WHERE  [SNAPSHOT_ID]]]  | shutdown |
18       smart-remove | snapshots-list | snapshots-list-path | snapshots-path  |
19       unmount }
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DESCRIPTION

23       Back  In  Time  is a simple backup tool for Linux. This is the Qt5 ver‐
24       sion.  For more information about Back In Time see backintime man page.
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26       If you want to run it as root you need to use 'backintime-qt_polkit'.
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OPTIONS

29       --checksum
30              Force to use checksum for checking if files have  been  changed.
31              This is the same as 'Use checksum to detect changes' in Options.
32              But you can use this to periodically run  checksums  from  cron‐
33              jobs. Only valid with backup, backup-job and restore.
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35       --config PATH
36              Read config from PATH. Default = ~/.config/backintime/config
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38       --debug
39              Show debug messages.
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41       --delete
42              Restore  and  delete  newer files which are not in the snapshot.
43              WARNING: deleting files in  filesystem  root  could  break  your
44              whole system!!!  Only valid with restore.
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46       -h, --help
47              Display a short help
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49       --keep-mount
50              Don't  unmount  on  exit.  Only valid with snapshots-path, snap‐
51              shots-list-path and last-snapshot-path.
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53       --license
54              Show license
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56       --local-backup
57              Create backup files before changing  local  files.   Only  valid
58              with restore.
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60       --no-crontab
61              Do not install crontab entries.  Only valid with check-config.
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63       --no-local-backup
64              Temporary disable creation of backup files before changing local
65              files.  Only valid with restore.
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67       --only-new
68              Only restore files which does not exist or are newer than  those
69              in destination.  Using "rsync --update" option.  Only valid with
70              restore.
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72       --profile NAME
73              Select profile by name
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75       --profile-id ID
76              Select profile by id
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78       --quiet
79              Suppress status messages on standard output.
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81       --share-path PATH
82              Write runtime data (locks, messages,  log  and  mountpoints)  to
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85       -v, --version
86              Show version
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COMMANDS

90       backup | -b | --backup
91              Take a snapshot now.
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93       backup-job | --backup-job
94              Take  a  snapshot  (if needed) depending on schedule rules (used
95              for cron jobs).  Back In Time will run in background for this.
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97       benchmark-cipher | --benchmark-cipher [FILE-SIZE]
98              Show a benchmark of all ciphers for ssh transfer.
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100       check-config
101              Verify the profile in config, create snapshot path  and  crontab
102              entries.
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104       decode | --decode [PATH]
105              Decode  encrypted  PATH.  If  no PATH is given Back In Time will
106              read paths from standard input.
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108       last-snapshot | --last-snapshot
109              Display last snapshot ID (if any)
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111       last-snapshot-path | --last-snapshot-path
112              Display the path to the last snapshot (if any)
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114       pw-cache | --pw-cache [start|stop|restart|reload|status]
115              Control the Password Cache Daemon. If no argument is  given  the
116              Password Cache will start in foreground.
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118       remove[-and-do-not-ask-again]  | --remove[-and-do-not-ask-again] [SNAP‐
119       SHOT_ID]
120              Remove the snapshot.  If  SNAPSHOT_ID  is  missing  it  will  be
121              prompted.  SNAPSHOT_ID  can be an index (starting with 0 for the
122              last snapshot) or  the  exact  SnapshotID  (19  characters  like
123              '20130606-230501-984').  remove-and-do-not-ask-again will remove
124              the snapshot immediately.  Be careful with this!
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126       restore | --restore [WHAT [WHERE [SNAPSHOT_ID]]]
127              Restore file WHAT to path WHERE from  snapshot  SNAPSHOT_ID.  If
128              arguments  are  missing they will be prompted. To restore to the
129              original path WHERE can be an empty string '' or just press  En‐
130              ter  at the prompt. SNAPSHOT_ID can be an index (starting with 0
131              for the last snapshot) or the exact  SnapshotID  (19  characters
132              like '20130606-230501-984')
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134       shutdown
135              Shutdown the computer after the snapshot is done.
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137       smart-remove
138              Remove snapshots based on the configured Smart-Remove pattern.
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140       snapshots-list | --snapshots-list
141              Display the list of snapshot IDs (if any)
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143       snapshots-list-path | --snapshots-list-path
144              Display the paths to snapshots (if any)
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146       snapshots-path | --snapshots-path
147              Display path where is saves the snapshots (if configured)
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149       unmount | --unmount
150              Unmount the profile.
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AUTHOR

159       This  manual  page  was  written  by  BIT  Team(<bit-team@lists.launch‐
160       pad.net>).
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