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

# storeBackupSearch(1)

locates different versions of a file saved with storeBackup.pl.

## NAME

storeBackupSearch.pl - locates different versions of a file saved with storeBackup.pl.

## SYNOPSIS

```
        storeBackupSearch.pl -g configFile
        storeBackupSearch.pl -b backupDirDir [-f configFile]
              [-s rule]  [--absPath] [-w file] [--parJobs number]
              [-d level] [--once] [--print] [backupRoot . . .]
```

## DESCRIPTION

You need some basic understanding of linux and perl to use it.

## OPTIONS

- **--generate**, **-g**

  ```
      generate a config file
  ```

- **--print**

  ```
      print configuration read from configuration file and stop
  ```

- **--configFile**, **-f**

  ```
      configuration file (instead of or
      additionally to parameters)
  ```

- **--backupDir** *backupDirDir*, **-b** *backupDirDir*

  ```
                      top level directory of all backups
  ```

- **--searchRule**, **-s**

  ```
                      rule for searching
                      see README: 'including / excluding files and directories'
  ```

- **--absPath**, **-a**

  ```
      write result with absolute path names
  ```

- **--writeToFile**, **-w**

  ```
      write search result also to file
  ```

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

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

- **--debug**, **-d**

  ```
      debug level, possible values are 0, 1, 2, default = 0
  ```

- **--once**, **-o**

  ```
      show every file found only once (depending on md5 sum)
  ```

- backupRoot

  ```
      Root directories of backups where to search relative
      to backupDir. If no directories are specified, all
      backups below backupDir are chosen.
  ```

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2008-2009 by Heinz-Josef Claes (see README). Published under the GNU General Public License v3 or any later version