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DAR

dar

Backup directory tree and files.

Runs as dar|macOS, Linux, Windows|dar.sourceforge.io

Open form in Otty otty.toml

Command form

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Create, extract, list or test a dar backup. Pick one action; each takes the archive basename (slice number and .dar are appended by dar). Encryption, differential backups, isolation, hooks and remote repositories are left out.

Opens the form; the finished command lands at your prompt, unrun

Run in Otty

otty gui dar

Dar archiveExample values, fixed in this page — nothing here reaches a terminal

Basic

Create archive (basename)*

any

Root directory*

directory

Compression

string

Slice size

string

Advanced

Exclude masks

string

Include masks

string

Prune paths

any

Keep empty directories for excluded ones

--empty-dir

Verbose

--verbose

TasksEach one presets the form for one job

Create a backup

createfs_rootcompressionsliceexcludeincludepruneempty_dirverbose

Extract a backup

extractfs_rootincludeexcludeno_overwritedry_runverbose

List archive contents

list

ParametersOnly these flags are editable in the form

Create archive (basename)

path

-c--create

Extract archive (basename)

path

-x--extract

List archive (basename)

path

-l--list

Test archive (basename)

path

-t--test

Root directory

Directory tree to back up, or where to restore.
path

--fs-root-R

Compression

algo, level, algo:level, e.g. gzip:6 or xz:9.
string

--compressiongzip:6bzip2:2xz:9lzo:6

Slice size

Bytes, or with k, M, G suffix (e.g. 10k).
string

--slice-s

Exclude masks

string · repeatable

--exclude-X

Include masks

string · repeatable

--include-I

Prune paths

path · repeatable

--prune-P

Keep empty directories for excluded ones

boolean

--empty-dir-D

Do not overwrite

boolean

--no-overwrite-n

Dry run

boolean

--dry-run-e

Ignore ~/.darrc and /etc/darrc

boolean

--noconf-N

Verbose

boolean

--verbose-v

SourcesEvery flag above is checked against these

man

-c, --create -x, --extract -l, --list -t, --test -N, --noconf -n, --no-overwrite -e, --dry-run -v, --verbose -R, --fs-root <path> -X, --exclude <mask> -I, --include <mask> -P, --prune <path> -g, --go-into <path> -z, --compression={ [algo] | level | algo:level | algo:level:block-size } --compression=9, --compression=lzo, --compression=gzip…

manualDebian unstable dar(1)

manpages.debian.org

Before it fills your prompt, Otty checks the installed dar against its version. A form that does not match your version is not offered.