# GLOBAL OPTIONS
---version
+\--version
: print bup's version number. Equivalent to
`bup-version`(1)
--d, --bup-dir=*BUP_DIR*
+-d, \--bup-dir=*BUP_DIR*
: use the given BUP_DIR parameter as the bup repository
location, instead of reading it from the $BUP_DIR
environment variable or using the default `~/.bup`
location.
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# COMMONLY USED SUBCOMMANDS
`bup-fsck`(1)
: Print detailed help for the given command
`bup-index`(1)
: Create or display the index of files to back up
-`bup-midx`(1)
-: Index objects to speed up future backups
+`bup-on`(1)
+: Backup a remote machine to the local one
+`bup-restore`(1)
+: Extract files from a backup set
`bup-save`(1)
: Save files into a backup set (note: run "bup index" first)
`bup-web`(1)
: Launch a web server to examine backup sets
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# RARELY USED SUBCOMMANDS
`bup-damage`(1)
: Determine how close your bup repository is to armageddon
`bup-memtest`(1)
: Test bup memory usage statistics
+`bup-midx`(1)
+: Index objects to speed up future backups
`bup-newliner`(1)
: Make sure progress messages don't overlap with output
`bup-random`(1)
`bup-version`(1)
: Report the version number of your copy of bup.
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# SEE ALSO
`git`(1) and the *README* file from the bup distribution.
-The home of bup is at <http://github.com/apenwarr/bup/>.
+The home of bup is at <http://github.com/bup/bup/>.