---
name: "bacula-fd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bacula-fd"
version: "15.0.3-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bacula-fd"
---

# bacula-fd(8)

Bacula's File Daemon

## NAME

**bacula-fd** - Bacula's File Daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**bacula-fd** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **bacula** command.\
 Bacula's File Daemon acts as the interface between the Bacula network backup system and the filesystems to be backed up: it is responsible for reading/writing/verifying the files to be backup'd/verified/restored. Network transfer can optionally be compressed.

## OPTIONS

- **-c** *file*

  Specify the configuration file to use.

- **-d** *nn*

  Set debug level to *nn*.

- **-dt**

  Print timestamp in debug output.

- **-T**

  Send debug messages to the trace file.

- **-f**

  Run in foreground (for debugging).

- **-g** *group*

  Set the group/gid to run as.

- **-k**

  Keep readall permission when dropping privileges.

- **-m**

  Print kaboom output (for debugging).

- **-P**

  Do not create a PID file.

- **-s**

  No signals (for debugging).

- **-t**

  Test the configuration file and report errors.

- **-u** *user*

  Set the username/uid to run as.

- **-v**

  Set verbose mode.

- **-?**

  Show version and usage of program.

## SEE ALSO

[**bacula-dir**(8)](/bacula-dir/8.md), [**bacula-sd**(8)](/bacula-sd/8.md).\

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon \<jltallon@adv-solutions.net\>.

## COPYRIGHT

This man page document is released under the BSD 2-Clause license.