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.. IMPORTANT: this file is auto-generated from borg's built-in help, do not edit!
commit usage files directly into git the generation of those files was causing us way too much pain to justify automatically generating them all the time. those will have to be re-generated with `build_api` or `build_usage` as appropriate, for example when function signatures or commandline flags change. see #384
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.. _borg_create:
borg create
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docs: usage: avoid bash highlight, [options] instead of <options>
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commit usage files directly into git the generation of those files was causing us way too much pain to justify automatically generating them all the time. those will have to be re-generated with `build_api` or `build_usage` as appropriate, for example when function signatures or commandline flags change. see #384
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python setup.py build_usage
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borg [common options] create [options] ARCHIVE [PATH...]
Better help texts and Sphinx reproduction of usage - Group options - Nicer list of options in Sphinx - Deduplicate 'Common options' (including --help) The latter is done by explicitly declaring --help in the common_parser, which is then inherited by the sub-parsers; no change in observable behaviour.
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.. only:: html
.. class:: borg-options-table
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **positional arguments** |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``ARCHIVE`` | name of archive to create (must be also a valid directory name) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``PATH`` | paths to archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **optional arguments** |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``-n``, ``--dry-run`` | do not create a backup archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``-s``, ``--stats`` | print statistics for the created archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--list`` | output verbose list of items (files, dirs, ...) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--filter STATUSCHARS`` | only display items with the given status characters (see description) |
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+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--json`` | output stats as JSON. Implies ``--stats``. |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--no-cache-sync`` | experimental: do not synchronize the cache. Implies not using the files cache. |
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+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--no-files-cache`` | do not load/update the file metadata cache used to detect unchanged files |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| .. class:: borg-common-opt-ref |
| |
| :ref:`common_options` |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Exclusion options** |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``-e PATTERN``, ``--exclude PATTERN`` | exclude paths matching PATTERN |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--exclude-from EXCLUDEFILE`` | read exclude patterns from EXCLUDEFILE, one per line |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--pattern PATTERN`` | experimental: include/exclude paths matching PATTERN |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--patterns-from PATTERNFILE`` | experimental: read include/exclude patterns from PATTERNFILE, one per line |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--exclude-caches`` | exclude directories that contain a CACHEDIR.TAG file (http://www.brynosaurus.com/cachedir/spec.html) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--exclude-if-present NAME`` | exclude directories that are tagged by containing a filesystem object with the given NAME |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--keep-exclude-tags``, ``--keep-tag-files`` | if tag objects are specified with ``--exclude-if-present``, don't omit the tag objects themselves from the backup archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--exclude-nodump`` | exclude files flagged NODUMP |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| **Filesystem options** |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``-x``, ``--one-file-system`` | stay in the same file system and do not store mount points of other file systems |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--numeric-owner`` | only store numeric user and group identifiers |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--noatime`` | do not store atime into archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--noctime`` | do not store ctime into archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--nobirthtime`` | do not store birthtime (creation date) into archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--nobsdflags`` | do not read and store bsdflags (e.g. NODUMP, IMMUTABLE) into archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--ignore-inode`` | ignore inode data in the file metadata cache used to detect unchanged files. |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--files-cache MODE`` | operate files cache in MODE. default: ctime,size,inode |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--read-special`` | open and read block and char device files as well as FIFOs as if they were regular files. Also follows symlinks pointing to these kinds of files. |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| **Archive options** |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--comment COMMENT`` | add a comment text to the archive |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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| | ``--timestamp TIMESTAMP`` | manually specify the archive creation date/time (UTC, yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss format). Alternatively, give a reference file/directory. |
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+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``-c SECONDS``, ``--checkpoint-interval SECONDS`` | write checkpoint every SECONDS seconds (Default: 1800) |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``--chunker-params PARAMS`` | specify the chunker parameters (CHUNK_MIN_EXP, CHUNK_MAX_EXP, HASH_MASK_BITS, HASH_WINDOW_SIZE). default: 19,23,21,4095 |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| | ``-C COMPRESSION``, ``--compression COMPRESSION`` | select compression algorithm, see the output of the "borg help compression" command for details. |
+-------------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------+---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
.. raw:: html
<script type='text/javascript'>
docs: use DOM ready event, not document loaded event
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$(document).ready(function () {
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$('.borg-options-table colgroup').remove();
})
</script>
.. only:: latex
ARCHIVE
name of archive to create (must be also a valid directory name)
PATH
paths to archive
optional arguments
-n, --dry-run do not create a backup archive
-s, --stats print statistics for the created archive
--list output verbose list of items (files, dirs, ...)
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--filter STATUSCHARS only display items with the given status characters (see description)
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--json output stats as JSON. Implies ``--stats``.
build_usage
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--no-cache-sync experimental: do not synchronize the cache. Implies not using the files cache.
build_usage
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--no-files-cache do not load/update the file metadata cache used to detect unchanged files
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:ref:`common_options`
|
Exclusion options
-e PATTERN, --exclude PATTERN exclude paths matching PATTERN
--exclude-from EXCLUDEFILE read exclude patterns from EXCLUDEFILE, one per line
python setup.py build_usage
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--pattern PATTERN experimental: include/exclude paths matching PATTERN
--patterns-from PATTERNFILE experimental: read include/exclude patterns from PATTERNFILE, one per line
ran build_usage
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--exclude-caches exclude directories that contain a CACHEDIR.TAG file (http://www.brynosaurus.com/cachedir/spec.html)
--exclude-if-present NAME exclude directories that are tagged by containing a filesystem object with the given NAME
--keep-exclude-tags, --keep-tag-files if tag objects are specified with ``--exclude-if-present``, don't omit the tag objects themselves from the backup archive
build_usage
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--exclude-nodump exclude files flagged NODUMP
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Filesystem options
-x, --one-file-system stay in the same file system and do not store mount points of other file systems
--numeric-owner only store numeric user and group identifiers
--noatime do not store atime into archive
--noctime do not store ctime into archive
build_usage (1.1-maint) also: git add borgfs.rst.inc
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--nobirthtime do not store birthtime (creation date) into archive
build_usage
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--nobsdflags do not read and store bsdflags (e.g. NODUMP, IMMUTABLE) into archive
ran build_usage
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--ignore-inode ignore inode data in the file metadata cache used to detect unchanged files.
build_usage
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--files-cache MODE operate files cache in MODE. default: ctime,size,inode
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--read-special open and read block and char device files as well as FIFOs as if they were regular files. Also follows symlinks pointing to these kinds of files.
Archive options
--comment COMMENT add a comment text to the archive
python setup.py build_usage
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--timestamp TIMESTAMP manually specify the archive creation date/time (UTC, yyyy-mm-ddThh:mm:ss format). Alternatively, give a reference file/directory.
ran build_usage
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-c SECONDS, --checkpoint-interval SECONDS write checkpoint every SECONDS seconds (Default: 1800)
--chunker-params PARAMS specify the chunker parameters (CHUNK_MIN_EXP, CHUNK_MAX_EXP, HASH_MASK_BITS, HASH_WINDOW_SIZE). default: 19,23,21,4095
-C COMPRESSION, --compression COMPRESSION select compression algorithm, see the output of the "borg help compression" command for details.
ran build_usage
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Better help texts and Sphinx reproduction of usage - Group options - Nicer list of options in Sphinx - Deduplicate 'Common options' (including --help) The latter is done by explicitly declaring --help in the common_parser, which is then inherited by the sub-parsers; no change in observable behaviour.
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commit usage files directly into git the generation of those files was causing us way too much pain to justify automatically generating them all the time. those will have to be re-generated with `build_api` or `build_usage` as appropriate, for example when function signatures or commandline flags change. see #384
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Description
~~~~~~~~~~~
This command creates a backup archive containing all files found while recursively
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traversing all paths specified. Paths are added to the archive as they are given,
that means if relative paths are desired, the command has to be run from the correct
directory.
When giving '-' as path, borg will read data from standard input and create a
file 'stdin' in the created archive from that data.
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The archive will consume almost no disk space for files or parts of files that
have already been stored in other archives.
commit usage files directly into git the generation of those files was causing us way too much pain to justify automatically generating them all the time. those will have to be re-generated with `build_api` or `build_usage` as appropriate, for example when function signatures or commandline flags change. see #384
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The archive name needs to be unique. It must not end in '.checkpoint' or
'.checkpoint.N' (with N being a number), because these names are used for
checkpoints and treated in special ways.
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In the archive name, you may use the following placeholders:
{now}, {utcnow}, {fqdn}, {hostname}, {user} and some others.
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Backup speed is increased by not reprocessing files that are already part of
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existing archives and weren't modified. The detection of unmodified files is
done by comparing multiple file metadata values with previous values kept in
the files cache.
This comparison can operate in different modes as given by ``--files-cache``:
- ctime,size,inode (default)
- mtime,size,inode (default behaviour of borg versions older than 1.1.0rc4)
- ctime,size (ignore the inode number)
- mtime,size (ignore the inode number)
- rechunk,ctime (all files are considered modified - rechunk, cache ctime)
- rechunk,mtime (all files are considered modified - rechunk, cache mtime)
- disabled (disable the files cache, all files considered modified - rechunk)
inode number: better safety, but often unstable on network filesystems
Normally, detecting file modifications will take inode information into
consideration to improve the reliability of file change detection.
This is problematic for files located on sshfs and similar network file
systems which do not provide stable inode numbers, such files will always
be considered modified. You can use modes without `inode` in this case to
improve performance, but reliability of change detection might be reduced.
ctime vs. mtime: safety vs. speed
- ctime is a rather safe way to detect changes to a file (metadata and contents)
as it can not be set from userspace. But, a metadata-only change will already
update the ctime, so there might be some unnecessary chunking/hashing even
without content changes. Some filesystems do not support ctime (change time).
- mtime usually works and only updates if file contents were changed. But mtime
can be arbitrarily set from userspace, e.g. to set mtime back to the same value
it had before a content change happened. This can be used maliciously as well as
well-meant, but in both cases mtime based cache modes can be problematic.
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The mount points of filesystems or filesystem snapshots should be the same for every
creation of a new archive to ensure fast operation. This is because the file cache that
is used to determine changed files quickly uses absolute filenames.
If this is not possible, consider creating a bind mount to a stable location.
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The ``--progress`` option shows (from left to right) Original, Compressed and Deduplicated
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(O, C and D, respectively), then the Number of files (N) processed so far, followed by
the currently processed path.
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When using ``--stats``, you will get some statistics about how much data was
added - the "This Archive" deduplicated size there is most interesting as that is
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how much your repository will grow. Please note that the "All archives" stats refer to
the state after creation. Also, the ``--stats`` and ``--dry-run`` options are mutually
exclusive because the data is not actually compressed and deduplicated during a dry run.
build_usage
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commit usage files directly into git the generation of those files was causing us way too much pain to justify automatically generating them all the time. those will have to be re-generated with `build_api` or `build_usage` as appropriate, for example when function signatures or commandline flags change. see #384
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See the output of the "borg help patterns" command for more help on exclude patterns.
Documentation: Explicate that Fnmatch is default This fixes #1247. It also regenerates the usage documentation, so that styling fixex in that section (as well as other existing changes) make it into the files in docs/.
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See the output of the "borg help placeholders" command for more help on placeholders.
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.. man NOTES
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The ``--exclude`` patterns are not like tar. In tar ``--exclude`` .bundler/gems will
exclude foo/.bundler/gems. In borg it will not, you need to use ``--exclude``
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'\*/.bundler/gems' to get the same effect. See ``borg help patterns`` for
more information.
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In addition to using ``--exclude`` patterns, it is possible to use
``--exclude-if-present`` to specify the name of a filesystem object (e.g. a file
or folder name) which, when contained within another folder, will prevent the
containing folder from being backed up. By default, the containing folder and
all of its contents will be omitted from the backup. If, however, you wish to
only include the objects specified by ``--exclude-if-present`` in your backup,
and not include any other contents of the containing folder, this can be enabled
through using the ``--keep-exclude-tags`` option.
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Item flags
++++++++++
``--list`` outputs a list of all files, directories and other
file system items it considered (no matter whether they had content changes
or not). For each item, it prefixes a single-letter flag that indicates type
and/or status of the item.
If you are interested only in a subset of that output, you can give e.g.
``--filter=AME`` and it will only show regular files with A, M or E status (see
below).
A uppercase character represents the status of a regular file relative to the
"files" cache (not relative to the repo -- this is an issue if the files cache
is not used). Metadata is stored in any case and for 'A' and 'M' also new data
chunks are stored. For 'U' all data chunks refer to already existing chunks.
- 'A' = regular file, added (see also :ref:`a_status_oddity` in the FAQ)
- 'M' = regular file, modified
- 'U' = regular file, unchanged
- 'E' = regular file, an error happened while accessing/reading *this* file
A lowercase character means a file type other than a regular file,
borg usually just stores their metadata:
- 'd' = directory
- 'b' = block device
- 'c' = char device
- 'h' = regular file, hardlink (to already seen inodes)
- 's' = symlink
- 'f' = fifo
Other flags used include:
- 'i' = backup data was read from standard input (stdin)
- '-' = dry run, item was *not* backed up
- 'x' = excluded, item was *not* backed up
- '?' = missing status code (if you see this, please file a bug report!)
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