Getting started
===============
+
+From source
+-----------
+
- Check out the bup source code using git:
git clone git://github.com/apenwarr/bup
(The tests should pass. If they don't pass for you, stop here and send
me an email.)
-
+
+
+From binary packages
+--------------------
+
+Binary packages of bup are known to be built for the following OSes:
+
+ - Debian:
+ http://packages.debian.org/search?searchon=names&keywords=bup
+ - Ubuntu:
+ http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?searchon=names&keywords=bup
+ - NetBSD
+
+
+Using bup
+---------
+
- Try making a local backup as a tar file:
tar -cvf - /etc | bup split -n local-etc -vv