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Installation

Quick Start

Storage Backends

Commands

• init - initialize a new repository and storage
• backup - save a snapshot of the repository to the storage
• restore - restore files
• list - list snapshots and files
• check - check the integrity of snapshots
• prune - prune snapshots by revision number, tag, or retention policy
• cat - print the specified file or snapshot
• history - show the history of a file
• diff - compare two snapshots or two revisions of a file
• password - Change the storage password
• add - Add an additional storage for the existing repository
• set - Change storage options
• copy - Copy snapshots between compatible storages
• benchmark - Test disk access and network transfer speeds

Advanced Usage

• Global Options
• Exit Codes
• Include/Exclude Patterns
• Managing Passwords
• Cache
• Pre-Command and Post-Command Scripts
• Chunk Size
• Missing Chunks
• RSA encryption
• Erasure coding

Use Cases

• Restore to a different folder or computer
• Back up to multiple storages
• Multiple repositories with different accounts of the same cloud storage service
• Move .duplicacy folder
• Monitor backups status using healthchecks.io

Design and Implementation

• Lock-Free Deduplication
• Snapshot Format
• Encryption

Utilities

• Scripts and utilities index