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NAME
       backintime-qt - a simple backup tool.

SYNOPSIS
       backintime-qt [--checksum] [--config PATH] [--debug] [--delete] [--help
       | -h] [--keep-mount] [--license] [--local-backup  |  --no-local-backup]
       [--no-crontab]   [--only-new]   [--profile   NAME  |  --profile-id  ID]
       [--quiet] [--share-path PATH] [--version]

       { backup | backup-job | benchmark-cipher [FILE-SIZE] |  check-config  |
       decode   [PATH]   |   last-snapshot  |  last-snapshot-path  |  pw-cache
       [start|stop|restart|reload|status]   |    remove[-and-do-not-ask-again]
       [SNAPSHOT_ID]  |  restore  [WHAT  [WHERE  [SNAPSHOT_ID]]]  | shutdown |
       smart-remove | snapshots-list | snapshots-list-path | snapshots-path  |
       unmount }

DESCRIPTION
       Back  In  Time  is a simple backup tool for Linux. This is the Qt5 ver-
       sion.  For more information about Back In Time see backintime man page.

       If you want to run it as root you need to use 'backintime-qt_polkit'.

OPTIONS
       --checksum
              Force to use checksum for checking if files have  been  changed.
              This is the same as 'Use checksum to detect changes' in Options.
              But you can use this to periodically run  checksums  from  cron-
              jobs. Only valid with backup, backup-job and restore.

       --config PATH
              Read config from PATH. Default = ~/.config/backintime/config

       --debug
              Show debug messages.

       --delete
              Restore  and  delete  newer files which are not in the snapshot.
              WARNING: deleting files in  filesystem  root  could  break  your
              whole system!!!  Only valid with restore.

       -h, --help
              Display a short help

       --keep-mount
              Don't  unmount  on  exit.  Only valid with snapshots-path, snap-
              shots-list-path and last-snapshot-path.

       --license
              Show license

       --local-backup
              Create backup files before changing  local  files.   Only  valid
              with restore.

       --no-crontab
              Do not install crontab entries.  Only valid with check-config.

       --no-local-backup
              Temporary disable creation of backup files before changing local
              files.  Only valid with restore.

       --only-new
              Only restore files which does not exist or are newer than  those
              in destination.  Using "rsync --update" option.  Only valid with
              restore.

       --profile NAME
              Select profile by name

       --profile-id ID
              Select profile by id

       --quiet
              Suppress status messages on standard output.

       --share-path PATH
              Write runtime data (locks, messages,  log  and  mountpoints)  to
              PATH.

       -v, --version
              Show version

COMMANDS
       backup | -b | --backup
              Take a snapshot now.

       backup-job | --backup-job
              Take  a  snapshot  (if needed) depending on schedule rules (used
              for cron jobs).  Back In Time will run in background for this.

       benchmark-cipher | --benchmark-cipher [FILE-SIZE]
              Show a benchmark of all ciphers for ssh transfer.

       check-config
              Verify the profile in config, create snapshot path  and  crontab
              entries.

       decode | --decode [PATH]
              Decode  encrypted  PATH.  If  no PATH is given Back In Time will
              read paths from standard input.

       last-snapshot | --last-snapshot
              Display last snapshot ID (if any)

       last-snapshot-path | --last-snapshot-path
              Display the path to the last snapshot (if any)

       pw-cache | --pw-cache [start|stop|restart|reload|status]
              Control the Password Cache Daemon. If no argument is  given  the
              Password Cache will start in foreground.

       remove[-and-do-not-ask-again]  | --remove[-and-do-not-ask-again] [SNAP-
       SHOT_ID]
              Remove the snapshot.  If  SNAPSHOT_ID  is  missing  it  will  be
              prompted.  SNAPSHOT_ID  can be an index (starting with 0 for the
              last snapshot) or  the  exact  SnapshotID  (19  characters  like
              '20130606-230501-984').  remove-and-do-not-ask-again will remove
              the snapshot immediately.  Be careful with this!

       restore | --restore [WHAT [WHERE [SNAPSHOT_ID]]]
              Restore file WHAT to path WHERE from  snapshot  SNAPSHOT_ID.  If
              arguments  are  missing they will be prompted. To restore to the
              original path WHERE can be an empty string '' or just press  En-
              ter  at the prompt. SNAPSHOT_ID can be an index (starting with 0
              for the last snapshot) or the exact  SnapshotID  (19  characters
              like '20130606-230501-984')

       shutdown
              Shutdown the computer after the snapshot is done.

       smart-remove
              Remove snapshots based on the configured Smart-Remove pattern.

       snapshots-list | --snapshots-list
              Display the list of snapshot IDs (if any)

       snapshots-list-path | --snapshots-list-path
              Display the paths to snapshots (if any)

       snapshots-path | --snapshots-path
              Display path where is saves the snapshots (if configured)

       unmount | --unmount
              Unmount the profile.

SEE ALSO
       backintime, backintime-config.

       Back In Time also has a website: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime

AUTHOR
       This  manual  page  was  written  by  BIT  Team(<bit-team@lists.launch-
       pad.net>).

version 1.3.2                      Aug 2016                   backintime-qt(1)