.. program:: qvm-backup-restore

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:program:`qvm-backup-restore` -- Restores Qubes VMs from backup
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.. warning::

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   conversion, because it would add little value. Please revise it and add
   more descriptive help, which normally won't fit in standard ``--help``
   option.

   After rewrite, please remove this admonition.

Synopsis
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:command:`qvm-backup-restore` [*options*] <*backup-dir*>

Options
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.. option:: --help, -h

    Show this help message and exit

.. option:: --verbose, -v

   Increase verbosity

.. option:: --quiet, -q

   Decrease verbosity


.. option:: --verify-only

    Do not restore the data, only verify backup integrity

.. option:: --skip-broken

    Do not restore VMs that have missing templates or netvms

.. option:: --ignore-missing

    Ignore missing templates or netvms, restore VMs anyway

.. option:: --skip-conflicting

    Do not restore VMs that are already present on the host

.. option:: --rename-conflicting

   Restore VMs that are already present on the host under different names

.. option:: --force-root

    Force to run, even with root privileges

.. option:: --replace-template=REPLACE_TEMPLATE

    Restore VMs using another template, syntax:
    ``old-template-name:new-template-name`` (might be repeated)

.. option:: --exclude=EXCLUDE, -x EXCLUDE

    Skip restore of specified VM (might be repeated)

.. option:: --skip-dom0-home

    Do not restore dom0 user home dir

.. option:: --ignore-username-mismatch

    Ignore dom0 username mismatch while restoring homedir

.. option:: --dest-vm=APPVM, -d APPVM

    Restore from a backup located in a specific AppVM

.. option:: --passphrase-file, -p

   Read passphrase from file, or use '-' to read from stdin



Authors
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| Joanna Rutkowska <joanna at invisiblethingslab dot com>
| Rafal Wojtczuk <rafal at invisiblethingslab dot com>
| Marek Marczykowski <marmarek at invisiblethingslab dot com>