Thematically sorted invocation options
Backup options
- -a: Commands to start the services after the backup
- -A: The runtime log is sent in the email
- -b: Definition of the block size to be used for the dd backup
- -B: Boot partition is backed up as tar instead of dd
- -c: Allow local backup
- -D: More options for the dd backup
- --dynamicMount: Dynamic mounting of the backup partition
- --ignoreAdditionalPartitions: More than two partitions are tolerated, but only the first two partitions are backed up
- --ignoreMissingPartitions: Test whether all partitions are backed up
- -k : Number of backups to be kept
- --keep_{type}: Number of backup types to be kept
- -M: Create a raspiBackup snapshot
- -o: Commands that stop services before the backup
- -p: Backup directory
- -P : Partition-oriented backup mode
- --rebootSystem: Reboot the system after the backup
- --smartRecycle: Use of SmartReccyle
- --smartRecycleDryrun: Test mode of SmartRecycle
- --smartRecycleOptions: SmartRecycle options
- --systemStatus: Show active services at backup start
- -t : Type of backup (dd, tar, rsync)
- -T: Partitions to be backed up
- -u: Enables additional directories to be excluded from the backup process
- -z: Compression of the backup with dd or tar
Restore options
- -C: Check for bad blocks
- -d: Restoredevice
- -R: External root partition
- --resizeRootFS: Root file system adjustment
- -T: Partitions to be restored
- --updateUUIDs: UUID generation
- -Y: Automated restore
- -0: No partitioning
- -00: No partitioning and formatting
- -1: Ignore partitioning error
Options that affect the messages and the log
- -A: The runtime log is sent with the email notification
- --coloring: Coloring settings for e-mails and console messages
- -G: Language of messages (German or English)
- -l: Switch on the detailed log level
- -L: Directory where the debug log and the runtime messages are saved
- -m: Message details
- --timestamps: All messages are output with a leading timestamp
- -v: All messages from the backup tool used are logged
Options that control notifications
- -e: email address to which the notification is sent
- -E: Optional parameters for the eMailClient programs
- --eMailColoring: Control where the eMailClient used accepts coloring information -F: Simulates the backup run and helps to quickly test the email notification
- -s: eMailClientProgram for sending the eMail
Options that control update, restore and local distribution of raspiBackup
- -S: Unconditional update
- -U: Update raspiBackup with the latest version and backup the old version
- -V: Reactivate a previous raspiBackup version
- -y: Copy the current raspiBackup version to predefined local hosts via scp
Options that start and stop services before the backup and extensions
- -o: Commands that stop services before the backup
- -a: Commands that start services after the backup
- -N: Extensions to be called before and after the backup