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Duplicacy adopts a unique pack-and-split method to split files into chunks. First, all files to be backed up are packed together, in an alphabetical order, as if it were building an imaginary tar file. Of course, this …

The add command connects another storage to the current repository. Like the init command, if the storage has not been initialized before a storage configuration file derived from the command line options will be crea…

SYNOPSIS: duplicacy check - Check the integrity of snapshots USAGE: duplicacy check [command options] OPTIONS: -all, -a check snapshots with any id -id <snapshot id> check…

The cat command prints to stdout a file or the entire snapshot content if no file is specified. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy cat - Print to stdout the specified fil…

SYNOPSIS: duplicacy copy - Copy snapshots between compatible storages USAGE: duplicacy copy [command options] OPTIONS: -id <snapshot id> copy snapshots with the specified id instead of all snapshot …

The diff command compares the same file in two different snapshots if a file is given, otherwise compares the two snapshots. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy diff - Com…

Getting started Duplicacy licenses (free and paid) Download Duplicacy or Build Duplicacy from source Quick Start tutorial (Web-UI version) Quick Start tutorial (CLI version) Quick Start tutorial (GUI version) Supp…

Duplicacy currently supports local file storage, SFTP, WebDav and many cloud storage providers. Local disk Storage URL: /path/to/storage (on Linux or Mac OS X) C:\path\to\storage (on Windows) SFTP Storage URL: sftp:…

You can instruct Duplicacy to run a script before or after executing a command. For example, if you create a bash script with the name pre-prune under the .duplicacy/scripts directory, this bash script will be run befor…

SYNOPSIS: duplicacy history - Show the history of a file USAGE: duplicacy history [command options] <file> OPTIONS: -id <snapshot id> find the file in the snapshot with the specified id -r <revision> …

Note that these instructions are for the CLI version. To get started with the GUI version, click here. Once you have the Duplicacy executable on your path, you can change to the directory that you want to back up (call…

SYNOPSIS: duplicacy list - List snapshots USAGE: duplicacy list [command options] OPTIONS: -all, -a list snapshots with any id -id <snapshot id> list snapshots with the specifie…

SYNOPSIS: duplicacy restore - Restore the repository to a previously saved snapshot USAGE: duplicacy restore [command options] [--] [pattern] ... OPTIONS: -r <revision> the revision number of t…

The password command decrypts the storage configuration file (config) using the old password, and re-encrypts the file using a new password. It does not change all the encryption keys used to encrypt and decrypt chunk…

The benchmark command is used to test the upload and download speeds for a specific storage and disk access speeds for your repositories. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy…

These options apply to all duplicacy commands and must be placed before any command Quick overview -verbose, -v show more detailed information -debug, -d show even more detailed…

SYNOPSIS: duplicacy set - Change the options for the default or specified storage USAGE: duplicacy set [command options] OPTIONS: -encrypt, e[=true] encrypt the storage with a password -no-backup[…

SYNOPSIS: duplicacy init - Initialize the storage if necessary and the current directory as the repository USAGE: duplicacy init [command options] <snapshot id> <storage url> OPTIONS: -encrypt, -e …

The backup command creates a snapshot of the repository and uploads it to the storage. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy backup - Save a snapshot of the repository to th…

The prune command has the task of deleting old/unwanted revisions and unused chunks from a storage. Click here for a list of related forum topics. Quick overview NAME: duplicacy prune - Prune revisions by number, …