---
name: "storeBackupCheckBackup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "storebackup"
version: "3.2.1-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/storeBackupCheckBackup"
---

# storeBackupCheckBackup(1)

checks if a file in the backup is missing or corrupted

## NAME

storeBackupCheckBackup.pl - checks if a file in the backup is missing or corrupted

## SYNOPSIS

```
        storeBackupCheckBackup.pl -c backupDir [-v level] [-p number] [-i]
```

## DESCRIPTION

This program calculates md5 sums from the files in the backup and compares them with md5 sums stored by storeBackup.pl. It so will recognize, if a file in the backup is missing or currupted. It only checks plain files, not special files or symbolic links.

## OPTIONS

- **--print**

  ```
      print configuration parameters and stop
  ```

- **--checkDir**, **-c**

  ```
      backup or top of backups to check
  ```

- **--backupRoot**, **-b**

  ```
      root of storeBackup tree, normally not needed
  ```

- **--verbose**, **-v**

  ```
      generate statistics
  ```

- **--parJobs**, **-p**

  ```
      number of parallel jobs, default = chosen automatically
  ```

- **-i**, \<--includeRenamedBackups\>

  ```
      include renamed backups into the check
      renamed backups must follow the convention <backupDir>-<something>
  ```

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2008-2012 by Heinz-Josef Claes (see README) Published under the GNU General Public License v3 or any later version