BAREOS-FD(8)

📦 version 25.0.3, in alpine 3.24

✨ BAREOS-FD(8) ✨

okay so this is the manual page for bareos-fd, straight out of the Backup Archiving REcovery Open Sourced project (that's Bareos, bestie, section 8 of the manual) 💅

💖 NAME 💖

bareos-fd — Bareos's File Daemon. that's it. that's the name. iconic.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

bareos-fd [options]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so real talk: this manual page documents the bareos command briefly. like, briefly briefly. but here's the tea 👑

Bareos's File Daemon is literally the main character sitting between the Bareos network backup system and the filesystems you wanna back up. it's the interface. the middle girl. the go-between 🫶

what's it actually doing? it's responsible for reading, writing, and verifying the files that get backup'd / verified / restored. yes the manpage really says "backup'd". we keep it. it's camp.

and the network transfer? it can optionally be compressed. slay. ✨

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -b,--backup-only — turns on backup only mode. just backups, nothing else, boundaries are healthy 💅
  • -c,--config path — tells it which configuration file or directory to use. path is the vibe.
  • -d,--debug-level nn — sets the debug level to nn. crank it up, bestie 🔥
  • --dt,--debug-timestamps — prints a timestamp in the debug output. timestamps are lowkey essential.
  • -f,--foreground — runs in the foreground (for debugging). no hiding in the background, main character energy only.
  • -g,--group group — sets the group/gid to run as.
  • -k,keep-readall — keeps the readall permission when dropping privileges. (yes, it's written exactly like that in the manpage — single dash, no double dash — don't @ me, I don't make the rules 🙈)
  • -m,--print-kaboom — prints kaboom output (for debugging). kaboom 💀 the most iconic flag name in this entire page, no cap.
  • -p,--pid-file file — specifies the full path to the pidfile.
  • -r,--restore-only — turns on restore only mode. restore girlies rise 🌈
  • -s,--no-signals — no signals (for debugging).
  • -t,--test-config — tests the configuration file and reports errors. chef's kiss for catching problems before they catch you 🍓
  • -u,--user user — sets the username/uid to run as.
  • -v,--verbose — sets verbose mode. say more, bestie 🗣️
  • --xc,--export-config — prints the configuration and exits.
  • --xs,--export-schema — prints the configuration schema in JSON format and exits. JSON! we love a structured queen ✨
  • -h,--help,-? — shows the version and usage of the program. the classic "help me help you" move 🫶

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

the whole friend group fr fr 💜

👑 AUTHOR 👑

this manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>. ty for your service, king 🫡

okay that's the whole page, go be iconic with it 💖 this was <yellow>Kern Sibbald</yellow>, 6 December 2009`, and honestly? the vibes are still immaculate. mwah 💋✨🎀

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