---
name: "bup-features"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "bup"
version: "0.34-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/bup-features"
---

# bup-features(1)

report the current status and capabilities of bup itself

## NAME

bup-features - report the current status and capabilities of bup itself

## SYNOPSIS

bup features

## DESCRIPTION

`bup features` reports information about the current bup installation, for example, which version of the Python interpreter is used, whether command line editing is supported by `bup ftp`, or POSIX ACLs can be saved and restored.

## EXAMPLES

-

  ```
  $ bup features
  bup 0.31~a7ff2d5b8c12b24b97858aad1251d28c18f8c1e1
  source a7ff2d5b8c12b24b97858aad1251d28c18f8c1e1 2020-07-05 14:54:06 -0500
      Python: 3.7.3
      Command line editing (e.g. bup ftp): yes
      Saving and restoring POSIX ACLs: yes
  ....
  ```

## SEE ALSO

`bup-version`(1)

## BUP

Part of the [`bup`(1)](/bup/1.md) suite.

## AUTHORS

Rob Browning ⟨rlb@defaultvalue.org⟩\\c.