BFDJSON(8)

💖 BFDJSON — the Bacula JSON config dumper, bestie edition 💖

okay so this is bfdjson from section 8 of the manual (that's the Network backup, utilities corner of the man page universe, iykyk). pull up a chair, grab a boba, and let's get into it 🧋✨

🌸 NAME 🌸

bfdjson — literally Bacula's JSON configuration export tool. that's the whole vibe. it exports. it's JSON. it's iconic.

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

bfdjson [options]

that's it. no positional args, no drama, just options. she's low maintenance 💅

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so this manual page documents briefly the bfdjson command. briefly!! we're keeping it brief!! (well. as brief as a girl who loves her flags can be 🙈)

it's a simple program that will allow you to dump the Bacula File Daemon configuration in JSON format. that's the whole main character arc. you point it at a config, it hands you JSON, you go slay. periodt 🎀

👑 OPTIONS 👑

a summary of options is included below. and when i say summary i mean the full list, because we do not gatekeep on this account 🫶

• -? — shows the version and usage of the program. the "hi bestie, who am i" flag 🌈
• -d nn — sets the debug level to nn. turn the volume up on the internal monologue 🔊
• -dt — prints a timestamp in the debug output. so you know when things were being dramatic ⏰
• -r <res> — get resource type. you're asking for a specific kind of resource here 🍓
• -n <name> — get resource name. now you're getting specific about which one, love that for you 💜
• -l <dirs> — get only directives matching dirs (use with -r). yes bestie, it's a combo move — pair it with -r or it's giving nothing 🔥
• -D — get only data. just the data. nothing but the data. the data is the moment 💀
• -R — do not apply JobDefs to Job. hands off the JobDefs, she said no 💅
• -c <file> — set configuration file to file. tell her which file to read, she's not a mind reader ✨
• -d <nn> — set debug level to <nn>. (yep, she's listed twice in the original — we don't erase history in this house, we honour it 🙈)
• -dt — print timestamp in debug output. (also listed twice. the original said it, so i said it. no cap 🧚)
• -t — read the configuration and exit. in and out, no lingering, respect 🎀
• -s — output in show text format. different format, same energy 🌸
• -v — verbose user messages. she will talk to you. let her 🗣️

heads up bestie: -d nn and -d <nn> both appear in the original option list, and -dt shows up twice too. that's not me being chaotic (well, not only me) — that's literally what the page says, and i'm not about to edit the source material. keeping every line, always 💖

🎀 AUTHOR 🎀

this manual page was written by Eric Bollengier <eric@baculasystems.com>. and this man page document is released under the BSD 2-Clause license. iconic of them, honestly ⭐

and that's the whole page, bestie!! written by Eric Bollengier, dated 12 September 2023, living in section BFDJSON(8) forever. go dump some config, you absolute legend 🦋💖✨