BCOPY(8)

💖 BCOPY — the 'copy from tape' bestie 💖

okay so this is the bcopy page from the Network backup, recovery and verification section of the manual (section 8, we're in the big-kid commands club 💅), and honestly? she's a vibe. let's get into it.

✨ NAME ✨

bcopy — Bacula's 'Copy from tape' 🎀

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bcopy [options] input-archive output-archive

✨ DESCRIPTION ✨

This manual page documents briefly the bcopy command. that's it, that's the description, she's lowkey minimal but she's serving 🫶

✨ OPTIONS ✨

A summary of options is included below. buckle up bestie, there's a whole lil menu 🌸

• -? — Show version and usage of program. the classic "who am i, what am i" moment 💀
• -b bootstrap — Specify a bootstrap file.
• -c config — Specify configuration file.
• -d nn — Set debug level to nn. crank that number, watch the chaos unfold 🦋
• -dt — Print timestamp in debug output. so your debug spam is timelined, iconic ⭐
• -i input — Specify input Volume names (separated by '|')
• -o output — Specify output Volume names (separated by '|')
• -p — Proceed in spite of I/O errors. bold. fearless. main character energy fr fr 🔥
• -w directory — Specify working directory (default /tmp).
• -v — Set verbose mode. she talks more, you learn more, we love that 💜

✨ SEE ALSO ✨

bls(1), bextract(1).

go read those too, they're the supporting cast and they ate 👑

✨ AUTHOR ✨

This manual page was written by Jose Luis Tallon <jltallon@adv-solutions.net>.

✨ COPYRIGHT ✨

This man page document is released under the BSD 2-Clause license.

okay so real talk: that's everything, no notes, no cap 💖

and that's a wrap bestie!! this page is brought to you by Kern Sibbald, 26 November 2009 — yes that's the date at the bottom, she's an elder but she still slays 🎀✨ mwah, go copy some tapes 🦋