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.SH "NAME"
refdb-backup \- RefDB tool: back up RefDB references, notes and styles
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.HP \w'\fBrefdb\-backup\fR\ 'u
\fBrefdb\-backup\fR [\fB\-h\fR] [\fB\-u\fR\ \fIuser\fR] [\fB\-w\fR\ \fIpwd\fR] [\fB\-f\fR\ \fIformat\fR] [\fB\-d\fR\ \fIdir\fR] [\fB\-s\fR]
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.PP
refdb\-backup is a tool for backing up RefDB(7) references, notes and styles\&. A gzipped tarfile of the form \*(Aqrefdb_backup_YYYYMMDD_HHMM\&.tar\&.gz\*(Aq is created\&.
.PP
While users can restore data from the backup archive manually, it is expressly designed to restored by the companion tool
\fIrefdb\-restore\fR\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\fB\-d\fR \fIdir\fR
.RS 4
directory in which to place backup file (default: current directory)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-f\fR \fIformat\fR
.RS 4
references storage format (\*(Aqris\*(Aq (default)|\*(Aqrisx\*(Aq)
.RE
.PP
\fB\-h\fR
.RS 4
print help and exit
.RE
.PP
\fB\-s\fR
.RS 4
silent, no screen feedback
.RE
.PP
\fB\-u\fR \fIuser\fR
.RS 4
username for RefDB clients (refdba, refdbc) not required if clients are configured for automatic access
.RE
.PP
\fB\-w\fR \fIpwd\fR
.RS 4
password for RefDB clients (refdba, refdbc) not required if clients are configured for automatic access
.RE
.SH "SEE ALSO"
.PP
\fBRefDB\fR
(7),
\fBrefdb\-restore\fR
(1),
\fBrefdba\fR
(1),
\fBrefdbc\fR
(1)\&.
.PP
\fIRefDB manual (local copy) \fR
PREFIX/share/doc/refdb\-<version>/refdb\-manual/index\&.html
.PP
\fIRefDB manual (web) \fR
<\m[blue]\fBhttp://refdb\&.sourceforge\&.net/manual/index\&.html\fR\m[]>
.PP
\fIRefDB on the web \fR
<\m[blue]\fBhttp://refdb\&.sourceforge\&.net/\fR\m[]>
.SH "AUTHOR"
.PP
refdb\-backup was written by David Nebauer <david@nebauer\&.org>
.PP
This manual page was written by David Nebauer <david@nebauer\&.org> for the Debian project (but may be used by others)\&.