---
name: "bareos-fd"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "bareos-filedaemon"
version: "16.2.6-5"
release: "Debian 10 (Buster)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bareos-fd"
---

# bareos-fd(8)

Bareos's File Daemon

## NAME

**bareos-fd** - Bareos's File Daemon

## SYNOPSIS

**bareos-fd** \[*options*\]\

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **bareos** command.\
 Bareos's File Daemon acts as the interface between the Bareos 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

- **-b**

  Enable backup only mode

- **-c** *path*

  Specify the configuration file or directory to use.

- **-d** *nn*

  Set debug level to *nn*.

- **-dt**

  Print timestamp in debug output.

- **-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)

- **-r**

  Enable restore only mode

- **-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

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

## AUTHOR

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