---
name: "svn-hot-backup"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "subversion-tools"
version: "1.14.5-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/svn-hot-backup"
---

# svn-hot-backup(1)

perform a "hot" backup of a Berkeley DB repository.

## NAME

svn-hot-backup - perform a "hot" backup of a Berkeley DB repository.

## SYNOPSIS

**svn-hot-backup** \[**--archive-type=*type***\] *repos\_path* *backup\_dir*

## DESCRIPTION

**svn-hot-backup** performs a "hot" backup of a Subversion BDB repository, and cleans old logfiles after the backup completes.

## OPTIONS

- **--archive-type=gz**

  - **--archive-type=bz2**

  - **--archive-type=zip**

  Create a compressed archive of the backup, in *.tar.gz*, *.tar.bz2*, or *.zip* format respectively.

- **-h**, **--help**

  Print this help message and exit.

## AUTHOR

Voluntary contributions made by many individuals.  Copyright © 2006 CollabNet.