A simple backup tool for gnome.
backintime-gnome [ --profile <profile name> | --profile-id <profile id> ] [ --keep-mount ] [ --quiet ] [ --config PATH ] [ --checksum ] [ --backup | --backup-job | --snapshots-path | --snapshots-list | --snapshots-list-path | --last-snapshot | --last-snapshot-path | --unmount | --benchmark-cipher [SIZE] | --pw-cache [start|stop|restart|reload|status] | --decode [PATH] | --restore [WHAT [WHERE [SNAPSHOT_ID]]] | --help | --version | --license ]
Back In Time is a simple backup tool for Linux. This is the Gnome version. For more information about Back In Time see backintime man page.
If you want to run it as root you need to use 'gksu'.
--profile <profile name>
select profile by name
--profile-id <profile id>
select profile by id
--keep-mount
Don't unmount on exit. Only valid with --snapshots-list-path and --last-snapshot-path.
--quiet
suppress status messages on standard output.
--config PATH
read config from PATH.
--checksum
force to use checksum for checking if files have been changed. This is the same as 'Use checksum to detect changes' in Options. But you can use this to periodically run checksums from cronjobs.
-b, --backup
take a snapshot now (if needed)
--backup-job
take a snapshot (if needed) depending on schedule rules (used for cron jobs)
--snapshots-path
display path where is saves the snapshots (if configured)
--snapshots-list
display the list of snapshot IDs (if any)
--snapshots-list-path
display the paths to snapshots (if any)
--last-snapshot
display last snapshot ID (if any)
--last-snapshot-path
display the path to the last snapshot (if any)
--unmount
Unmount the profile.
--benchmark-cipher [SIZE]
Show a benchmark of all ciphers for ssh transfer.
--pw-cache [start|stop|restart|reload|status]
Control the Password Cache Daemon. If no argument is given the Password Cache will start in foreground.
--decode [PATH]
decode encrypted PATH. If no PATH is given Backintime will read paths from standard input.
--restore [WHAT [WHERE [SNAPSHOT_ID]]]
Restore file WHAT to path WHERE from snapshot SNAPSHOT_ID. If arguments are missing they will be prompted. To restore to the original path WHERE can be an empty string '' or just press Enter at the prompt. SNAPSHOT_ID can be an index (starting with 0 for the last snapshot) or the exact SnapshotID (19 caracters like '20130606-230501-984')
-h, --help
display a short help
-v, --version
show version
--license
show license
backintime, backintime-kde4, backintime-config.
Back In Time also has a website: http://backintime.le-web.org
This manual page was written by BIT Team(<[email protected]>).