tldr/pages/common/rdiff-backup.md

rdiff-backup

Local/remote mirror and incremental backup tool. More information: https://rdiff-backup.net/rdiff-backup.1.html.

• Back up path/to/source to path/to/backup:

rdiff-backup backup {{path/to/source}} {{path/to/backup}}

• List incremental backups in repository (location path, local, or remote):

rdiff-backup list increments {{repository}}

• Restore from most recent backup:

rdiff-backup restore {{path/to/backup}} {{path/to/destination}}

• Restore backed up files as they were 3 days ago:

rdiff-backup restore --at 3D {{path/to/backup}} {{path/to/destination}}