---
name: "backup-manager"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "backup-manager"
version: "0.7.14-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/backup-manager"
---

# backup-manager(8)

An easy to use backup tool for your Linux box.

## NAME

backup-manager - An easy to use backup tool for your Linux box.

## SYNOPSIS

  backup-manager \[options\]

## DESCRIPTION

Backup Manager is an easy-to-use tool for generating archives.

It is designed with simplicity in mind for those who don't want an obfuscated tool for making tarballs.

There are different methods for building archives: tarballs, incremental  tarballs, mysql dumps, svn dump. You can also write your own method with a  generic method that will execute a command and will archive its output.

Every times you run Backup Manager, you can upload archives thanks to a couple of upload methods: through FTP, SSH or even with RSYNC.

It's also possible to export your archives to removable media like CDR or DVD.

## CONFIGURATION FILES

Backup Manager's behavior is defined in configuration files. You can use different configuration files at the same time.  The default configuration file is \`/etc/backup-manager.conf'.

An example should have been provided with the program, most of the time it's installed in \`/usr/share/backup-manager/backup-manager.conf.tpl'.

If you want exhaustive details about how to write your own configuration files, please refer to the Backup Manager User Guide.

## OPTIONS

**--version** Show the version number.

**--verbose\|-v** Print what happens to STDOUT.

**--no-warnings** Disable warnings.

**--help\|-h** Print a short help message.

**--upload\|-u** Just upload the files.

**--purge\|-p** Just purge old archives.

**--burn\|-b** Just burn the archives.

**--md5check\|-m** Just perform the MD5 checkup on the CDR/CDRW.

**--conffile\|-c file** Use an alternate config file.

**--force\|-f** Force overwrite of existing archives.

**--no-upload** Disable the uploading process.

**--no-burn** Disable the burning process.

**--no-purge** Disable the purging process.

## BUGS

If you find a bug or want to submit a wish-list to the development team, feel free to create a new issue at https://github.com/sukria/Backup-Manager/issues

## WEBSITE

To find latest news and releases, come to the official website: https://github.com/sukria/Backup-Manager

## SEE ALSO

[**backup-manager-upload**(8)](/backup-manager-upload/8.md), [**ssh-keygen**(1)](/ssh-keygen/1.md)

## AUTHOR

Alexis Sukrieh \<sukria@gmail.com\>