---
name: "kbackup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "kbackup"
version: "26.08.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/kbackup"
---

# kbackup(1)

Backup program with an easy-to-use interface

## NAME

kbackup - Backup program with an easy-to-use interface

## SYNOPSIS

**kbackup** \[*OPTIONS*...\] \[*Module name \| Module set name*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

Kbackup is a program that lets you back up any directories or files. It uses an easy to use directory tree to select the things to back up and lets you save your settings in "profile" files. These are simple textfiles containing definitions for directories and files to be included or excluded from the backup process.

## OPTIONS

- **-v, --version**

  Displays version information.

- **-h, --help**

  Displays help on commandline options.

- **--help-all**

  Displays help including Qt specific options.

- **--help-all --qmljsdebugger** *value*

  Activates the QML/JS debugger with a specified port. The value must be of format port:1234\[,block\]. "block" makes the application wait for a connection.

- **--script** *file*

  Script to run after finishing one archive slice.

- **--auto** *profile*

  Automatically run the backup with the given profile and terminate when done.

- **--autobg** *profile*

  Automatically run the backup with the given profile in the background (without showing a window) and terminate when done.

- **--verbose** *profile*

  In autobg mode be verbose and print every single filename during backup.

- **--forceFull**

  In auto/autobg mode force the backup to be a full backup instead of acting on the profile settings.

- **--author**

  Show author information.

- **--license**

  Show license information.

- **--desktopfile** *file*

  The base file name of the desktop entry for this application.

## ENVIRONMENT

## FILES

.kbp profile files. Generated by user on save profile.

## SEE ALSO

More detailed user documentation is available from **help:/kbackup** (either enter this URL into Konqueror, or run **khelpcenter** *man:/kbackup*).

[kf6options(7)](/kf6options/7.md)

[qt6options(7)](/qt6options/7.md)

There is also further information available at **https://apps.kde.org/kbackup**

## EXAMPLES

kbackup myData.kbp Used to load existing profile.

## AUTHORS

Kbackup was written by Martin Koller \< martin@kollix.at\> This man-page was created by Scott Kitterman \<scott@kitterman.com\> and updated by Scarlett Moore \<sgmoore@kde.org\>, it is licensed under the same terms as kbackup.

## AUTHOR

**Scarlett Moore** \<sgmoore@kde.org\>

Author.