% bup-ls(1) Bup 0.27 % Avery Pennarun apenwarr@gmail.com % 2015-04-26
bup-ls - list the contents of a bup repository
bup ls [OPTION...] \<paths...>
bup ls
lists files and directories in your bup repository
using the same directory hierarchy as they would have with
bup-fuse
(1).
The top level directory contains the branch (corresponding to
the -n
option in bup save
), the next level is the date
of the backup, and subsequent levels correspond to files in
the backup.
When bup ls
is asked to output on a tty, and -l
is not specified,
it formats the output in columns so it can list as much as possible in
as few lines as possible. However, when -l
is specified or bup is
asked to output to something other than a tty (say you pipe the output
to another command, or you redirect it to a file), it will print one
file name per line. This makes the listing easier to parse with
external tools.
Note that bup ls
doesn't show hidden files by default and one needs to use
the -a
option to show them. Files are hidden when their name begins with a
dot. For example, on the topmost level, the special directories named .commit
and .tag
are hidden directories.
Once you have identified the file you want using bup ls
,
you can view its contents using bup join
or git show
.
bup ls /myserver/latest/etc/profile
bup ls -a /
bup-join
(1), bup-fuse
(1), bup-ftp
(1), bup-save
(1), git-show
(1)
Part of the bup
(1) suite.