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.. program:: qvm-backup
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:program:`qvm-backup` -- Create a backup of Qubes
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Synopsis
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--------
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2017-07-21 03:05:49 +02:00
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:command:`qvm-backup` [-h] [--verbose] [--quiet] [--profile *PROFILE*] [--exclude EXCLUDE_LIST] [--dest-vm *APPVM*] [--encrypt] [--passphrase-file PASSPHRASE_FILE] [--compress] [--compress-filter *COMPRESSION*] [--save-profile SAVE_PROFILE] backup_location [vms [vms ...]]
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Options
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.. option:: --profile
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Specify backup profile to use. This option is mutually exclusive with all
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other options. This is also the only working mode when running from non-dom0.
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.. option:: --save-profile
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Save backup profile based on given options. This is possible only when
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running in dom0. Otherwise, prepared profile is printed on standard output
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and user needs to manually place it into /etc/qubes/backup in dom0.
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.. option:: --help, -h
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show help message and exit
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.. option:: --verbose, -v
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increase verbosity
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.. option:: --quiet, -q
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decrease verbosity
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.. option:: --exclude, -x
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Exclude the specified VM from the backup (may be repeated)
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.. option:: --dest-vm, -d
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Specify the destination VM to which the backup will be sent (implies -e)
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.. option:: --encrypt, -e
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Ignored, backup is always encrypted
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.. option:: --passphrase-file, -p
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Read passphrase from a file, or use '-' to read from stdin
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.. option:: --compress, -z
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2019-02-24 02:21:14 +01:00
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Compress the backup. This is default.
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2019-03-07 04:46:53 +01:00
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.. option:: --no-compress
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Do not compress the backup.
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.. option:: --compress-filter, -Z
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Specify a non-default compression filter program (default: gzip)
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2017-07-29 00:17:07 +02:00
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.. option:: --yes, -y
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Do not ask for confirmation
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Arguments
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2017-10-16 03:09:10 +02:00
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The first positional parameter is the backup location (absolute directory path,
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or command to pipe backup to). After that you may specify the qubes you'd
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like to backup. If not specified, the default list based on the VM's "include
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in backups" property will be used.
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Authors
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-------
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| Joanna Rutkowska <joanna at invisiblethingslab dot com>
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| Rafal Wojtczuk <rafal at invisiblethingslab dot com>
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| Marek Marczykowski <marmarek at invisiblethingslab dot com>
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| Wojtek Porczyk <woju at invisiblethingslab dot com>
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