Command-line tool

bup

brew/bup

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Backup tool

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At a glance

Type

Command-line tool

Install on

macOS, Linux

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 21:09 UTC

Install it

macOS

brew install bup

Linux

brew install bup

Initialize a backup repository in a given 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

Back up a directory to the repository specifying its name

bup -d path/to/repository save -n backup_name path/to/directory

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