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.TH bbackupd-config 8 "Oct  10, 2005"
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.SH NAME
bbackupd-config \- utility to configure the client daemon of the Box Backup system
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B bbackupd-config
.RI "config_file backup_mode account_number server_hostname working_directory backup_directory [backup_directory...]"
.SH DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents briefly the
.B bbackupd-config
command.
This manual page was written for the Debian distribution
because the original program does not have a manual page.
.PP
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\fbbbackupd-config\fP can be used to generate the configuration for the client daemon
of the Box Backup system, bbackupd.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.B config_file
Location of the generated configuration. Generally /etc/boxbackup.
.TP
.B backup_mode
The general behavior of the backup daemon:
.RS
.TP
.B lazy
In this mode the daemon will scan the backup directories at regular
interval looking for modified files. Only files over a certain age will
be uploaded to the remote store.
.TP
.B snapshot
In this mode the daemon will upload a snapshot of the backup directories
when it is told to do it. Manual or cron invocation via bbackupctl is
necessary for backup to occur.
.RE
.TP
.B account_number
The hexadecimal number of the account you are configuring (provided by the
remote server administrator).
.TP
.B server_hostname
Name of the backup server hosting the remote store.
.TP
.B working_directory
The directory containing management files of the client daemon. Generally /var/lib/bbackupd.
.TP
.B backup_directory
Directory to backup. Multiple directories can be specified separated by white spaces. Be
careful not to specify directories containing other mount points, this could affect
the efficiency of the backup.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR bbackupd (8),
.BR bbackupctl (8),
.BR bbackupquery (8).
.br
.SH AUTHOR
This manual page was written by J\['e]r\[^o]me Schell <jerome@myreseau.org>
(with the help of the online documentation located at
http://www.fluffy.co.uk/boxbackup/)
for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).