---
name: "luckybackup"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "luckybackup"
version: "0.5.0-7+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/luckybackup"
---

# luckybackup(8)

a powerful, fast and reliable backup & sync tool

## NAME

**luckybackup** - a powerful, fast and reliable backup & sync tool

## SYNOPSIS

**luckybackup \[OPTIONS\]... \[FILE\]...**

## DESCRIPTION

**luckybackup** is an application that backs-up and/or synchronizes any directories with the power of rsync

## OPTIONS

 **--help**\
\
 	displays this help message\
  **--version**\
\
     displays the current version of the application\
\
  **--skip-critical**\
\
 	does not execute tasks that appear with a 'CRITICAL' warning message\
  **--dry-run**\
\
 	executes luckybackup in dry-run (simulation) mode\
  **--silent**\
\
 	executes luckybackup in silent mode (just tray notification icon shown)\
\
  **-c**\
\
 	console mode. Use this, if there is no graphical environment available\
  **--no-questions**\
\
 	skips confirmation questions asked to user. Implies -c (console mode)

 **\[FILE\]**\
\
 	is the filename of the already created profile that is going to be executed

  **examples**\
 1\. Execute luckybackup gui :\
 $ luckybackup\
\
 2\. Execute luckybackup in silent mode for profile '~/.luckyBackup/profiles/BackupHome.profile' :\
 $ luckybackup --silent ~/.luckyBackup/profiles/BackupHome.profile\
\

3\. Execute luckybackup in console mode for profile '~/.luckyBackup/profiles/BackupHome.profile' :\
 $ luckybackup -c BackupHome.profile\
\
 4\. Execute luckybackup in console mode for profile '~/.luckyBackup/profiles/BackupHome.profile'\
 Do not ask any questions and skip all operations that appear CRITICAL after the checks :\
 $ luckybackup --skip-critical --no-questions ~/.luckyBackup/profiles/BackupHome.profile

## SEE ALSO

For a complete documentation, please have a look at the application manual via the gui main window help menu.

## AUTHOR

luckybackup was written by \<Loukas Avgeriou\>.

This manual page was written by luckyb \<luckyb69@users.sourceforge.net\>, for the Debian project (but may be used by others).