---
name: "refdb-backup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "refdb-clients"
version: "1.0.2-3"
release: "Debian 8 (Jessie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/refdb-backup"
---

# refdb-backup(1)

RefDB tool: back up RefDB references, notes and styles

## NAME

refdb-backup - RefDB tool: back up RefDB references, notes and styles

## SYNOPSIS

**refdb-backup** \[**-h**\] \[**-u** *user*\] \[**-w** *pwd*\] \[**-f** *format*\] \[**-d** *dir*\] \[**-s**\]

## DESCRIPTION

refdb-backup is a tool for backing up RefDB(7) references, notes and styles. A gzipped tarfile of the form 'refdb\_backup\_YYYYMMDD\_HHMM.tar.gz' is created.

While users can restore data from the backup archive manually, it is expressly designed to restored by the companion tool *refdb-restore*.

## OPTIONS

- **-d** *dir*

  directory in which to place backup file (default: current directory)

- **-f** *format*

  references storage format ('ris' (default)\|'risx')

- **-h**

  print help and exit

- **-s**

  silent, no screen feedback

- **-u** *user*

  username for RefDB clients (refdba, refdbc) not required if clients are configured for automatic access

- **-w** *pwd*

  password for RefDB clients (refdba, refdbc) not required if clients are configured for automatic access

## SEE ALSO

**RefDB** (7), **refdb-restore** (1), **refdba** (1), **refdbc** (1).

*RefDB manual (local copy)*  PREFIX/share/doc/refdb-\<version\>/refdb-manual/index.html

*RefDB manual (web)*  \<**http://refdb.sourceforge.net/manual/index.html**\>

*RefDB on the web*  \<**http://refdb.sourceforge.net/**\>

## AUTHOR

refdb-backup was written by David Nebauer \<david@nebauer.org\>

This manual page was written by David Nebauer \<david@nebauer.org\> for the Debian project (but may be used by others).