1 % bup-save(1) Bup %BUP_VERSION%
2 % Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>
7 bup-save - create a new bup backup set
11 bup save [-r *host*:*path*] <-t|-c|-n *name*> [-v] [-q]
12 [--smaller=*maxsize*] <paths...>
16 `bup save` saves the contents of the given files or paths
17 into a new backup set and optionally names that backup set.
19 Before trying to save files using `bup save`, you should
20 first update the index using `bup index`. The reasons
21 for separating the two steps are described in the man page
26 -r, --remote=*host*:*path*
27 : save the backup set to the given remote server. If
28 *path* is omitted, uses the default path on the remote
29 server (you still need to include the ':')
32 : after creating the backup set, print out the git tree
33 id of the resulting backup.
36 : after creating the backup set, print out the git commit
37 id of the resulting backup.
40 : after creating the backup set, create a git branch
41 named *name* so that the backup can be accessed using
42 that name. If *name* already exists, the new backup
43 will be considered a descendant of the old *name*.
44 (Thus, you can continually create new backup sets with
45 the same name, and later view the history of that
46 backup set to see how files have changed over time.)
49 : increase verbosity (can be used more than once). With
50 one -v, prints every directory name as it gets backed up. With
51 two -v, also prints every filename.
54 : disable progress messages.
57 : don't back up files >= *maxsize* bytes. You can use
58 this to run frequent incremental backups of your small
59 files, which can usually be backed up quickly, and skip
60 over large ones (like virtual machine images) which
61 take longer. Then you can back up the large files
62 less frequently. Use a suffix like k, M, or G to
63 specify multiples of 1024, 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024
67 : don't transmit more than *bytes/sec* bytes per second
68 to the server. This is good for making your backups
69 not suck up all your network bandwidth. Use a suffix
70 like k, M, or G to specify multiples of 1024,
71 1024*1024, 1024*1024*1024 respectively.
79 $ bup save -r myserver: -n my-pc-backup --bwlimit=50k /etc
80 Reading index: 1981, done.
81 Saving: 100.00% (998/998k, 1981/1981 files), done.
86 `bup-index`(1), `bup-split`(1), `bup-on`(1),
91 Part of the `bup`(1) suite.