1 % bup-ftp(1) Bup %BUP_VERSION%
2 % Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>
7 bup-ftp - ftp-like client for navigating bup repositories
15 `bup ftp` is a command-line tool for navigating bup
16 repositories. It has commands similar to the Unix `ftp`(1)
17 command. The file hierarchy is the same as that shown by
18 `bup-fuse`(1) and `bup-ls`(1).
20 Note: if your system has the python-readline library
21 installed, you can use the \<tab\> key to complete filenames
22 while navigating your backup data. This will save you a
28 The following commands are available inside `bup ftp`:
31 : print the contents of a directory. If no path argument
32 is given, the current directory's contents are listed.
33 If -a is given, also include hidden files (files which
34 start with a `.` character). If -s is given, each file
35 is displayed with its hash from the bup archive to its
39 : change to a different working directory
42 : print the path of the current working directory
45 : print the contents of one or more files to stdout
47 get *filename* *localname*
48 : download the contents of *filename* and save it to disk
49 as *localname*. If *localname* is omitted, uses
50 *filename* as the local name.
53 : download the contents of the given *filenames* and
54 stores them to disk under the same names. The
55 filenames may contain Unix filename globs (`*`, `?`,
59 : print a list of available commands
62 : exit the `bup ftp` client
72 2010-02-05-185507@ 2010-02-05-185508@ latest@
85 `bup-fuse`(1), `bup-ls`(1), `bup-save`(1), `bup-restore`(1)
90 Part of the `bup`(1) suite.