gpodder-backup1
Backup and restore utility for gpodder user data
Usage
gpodder-backup [{--create | --extract}]
<archive.gpo.tar.gz>
[options]
gpodder-backup
--purge
Overview
This utility can be used to create a dump of the current gPodder data (configuration files + downloads), optionally replacing the real contents of the download folder with zero-byte files (for submitting your data to a bug report without having to transfer lots of data).
Options
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--version -
show program's version number and exit
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-h, --help -
show this help message and exit
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-c <FILE>, --create=<FILE> -
Create a new archive
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-x <FILE>, --extract=<FILE> -
Extract an existing archive
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-f, --fake-downloads -
Store downloads as zero-byte files in backup
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-n, --no-covers -
Do not include cover files in archive
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-D <DIR>, --destination=<DIR> -
Extract downloads in different folder
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-P, --purge -
Remove current data (can be combined with --extract)
Usage for bug reporting
- This command is useful if you want to report a bug in gPodder:
- gpodder-backup --create bug123.gpo.tar.gz --fake-downloads
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Backup your current data to file bug123.gpo.tar.gz, but don't store download data (create zero-size dummy files instead). You can then attach bug123.gpo.tar.gz to the bug report.
- If you are instructed to try gPodder from a "clean state", you can use the following command (be sure to backup your data before!):
- gpodder-backup --purge
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Remove all gPodder data, so you can start from a clean state
Examples
gpodder-backup --create today.gpo.tar.gz
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Backup your current data to file today.gpo.tar.gz |
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gpodder-backup --extract mybackup.gpo.tar.gz
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Restore (without purging) the contents of mybackup.gpo.tar.gz |
gpodder-backup --extract default.gpo.tar.gz --purge
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Remove current data, then restore the contents of default.gpo.tar.gz |
gpodder-backup --purge
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Remove all gPodder data, so you can start from a clean state |
Extracting faked downloads
Please note that any existing downloads will be overwritten with zero-byte files when using the --extract option of the gpodder-backup utility with a backup created with --fake-downloads
Releases
2 releases since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze); the text changed 1 time.