BACKUP_QUIT(8)

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💅 BACKUP_QUIT — the AFS Command Reference's silliest little exit door

okay so bestie, gather round, because today we're talking about backup_quit(8), an icon, a legend, a girl whose only job is to say "bye" 💖

✨ NAME ✨

backup_quit — bestie, she leaves interactive mode. that's it. that's the whole personality. 🎀

🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

quit [-help]

q [-h]

two names, one destiny. you can call her quit, or you can call her q if you're in a rush (you are, we know). ✨

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so the backup quit command does the most relatable thing imaginable: it exits interactive mode, dropping the issuer right back at the regular shell prompt — the exact same prompt where the backup or backup interactive command was originally issued to get you into interactive mode in the first place. it's giving "closing the tab you accidentally opened" energy 🫶

and here's the gag: when you issue this command outside interactive mode, it has no effect. literally nothing. she's not mad, she's just not gonna do anything. 💀

oh and ALSO — issuing the Ctrl+D command also exits interactive mode. two doors, same exit, iykyk. 🚪✨

😭 CAUTIONS 😭

bestie. listen. to exit interactive mode, all jobs must be completed. do not fight this. she will not let you leave with unfinished business, and honestly? she's right.

so before you try to peace out, use the backup jobs command to list any jobs currently pending or executing, and use the backup kill command to terminate them as necessary. clean up your room before you go out. periodt. 💅

👑 OPTIONS 👑

  • -help — prints the online help for this command. and the kicker: all other valid options are ignored while she's doing it. she is locked in on helping you. one-track mind. iconic. ⭐

🍓 EXAMPLES 🍓

the following command exits interactive mode:

backup> quit
%

and just like that — % — you're home. chef's kiss. 😌✨

🔥 PRIVILEGE REQUIRED 🔥

None. zero. nada. no keys, no tokens, no secret handshake. she's free, she's accessible, she's for the people. 🌈

🌟 SEE ALSO 🌟

(the whole squad, fr fr 💜)

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and that's the page!! this was brought to you by the OpenAFS girlies, dated 2026-07-27, filed lovingly under BACKUP_QUIT(8) in the AFS Command Reference 🎀 bye bestie, go complete your jobs first 💅🦋✨

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