---
name: "sup-dump"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sup-mail"
version: "1.3-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sup-dump"
---

# sup-dump(1)

dumps message state from Sup index

## NAME

sup-dump - dumps message state from Sup index

## SYNOPSIS

sup-dump \[*options*\]

## DESCRIPTION

Dumps all message state from the Sup index to standard out. You can later use sup-sync --restored --restore to recover the index.

This tool is primarily useful in the event that a Sup upgrade breaks index format compatibility.

## OPTIONS

- **-v, --version**

  Print version and exit

- **-h, --help**

  Show help message

## EXAMPLES

Dump message state and store in file

-

  ```
  sup-dump > filename
  ```

Dump message state and compress output to store in file

-

  ```
  sup-dump | bzip2 > filename.bz2
  ```

## SEE ALSO

[sup(1)](/sup/1.md), [sup-sync(1)](/sup-sync/1.md), [sup-import-dump(1)](/sup-import-dump/1.md)

## REPORTING BUGS

You are welcome to submit bug reports to the Sup issue tracker, located at

\<https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/issues\>

## CONTACT INFORMATION

- **The Sup web page:**

  \<http://supmua.org/\>

- **Code repository:**

  \<https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/\>

- **Sup Wiki:**

  \<https://github.com/sup-heliotrope/sup/wiki/\>

- **Sup IRC channel:**

  \#sup @ freenode.net

- **Mailing list:**

  supmua@googlegroups.com

  supmua+subscribe@googlegroups.com

  Archives: \<https://groups.google.com/d/forum/supmua/\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2006-2009 William Morgan \<mworgan-sup@masanjin.net\>

Copyright @ 2013-2014 Sup developers

Permission is granted to copy and distribute this manual under the terms of the GNU General Public License; either version 2 or (at your option) any later version.

## AUTHORS

Sup was originally written by William Morgan \<wmorgan-sup@masanjin.net\> and is now developed and maintained by the Sup developers.