bup

Backup system based on the Git packfile format, providing incremental saves and global deduplication. More information: https://github.com/bup/bup.

• Initialize a backup repository in the specified local directory:
  bup -d {{path/to/repository}} init
• Prepare a given directory before taking a backup:
  bup -d {{path/to/repository}} index {{path/to/directory}}
• Backup a directory to the repository:
  bup -d {{path/to/repository}} save -n {{backup_name}} {{path/to/directory}}
• Show the backup snapshots currently stored in the repository:
  bup -d {{path/to/repository}} ls
• Restore a specific backup snapshot to a target directory:
  bup -d {{path/to/repository}} restore -C {{path/to/target_directory}} {{backup_name}}