NAME¶
bup-server - the server side of the bup client-server relationship
DESCRIPTION¶
bup server is the server side of a remote bup session. If you
use bup-split(1) or bup-save(1) with the -r option, they
will ssh to the remote server and run bup server to receive the
transmitted objects.
There is normally no reason to run bup server
yourself.
MODES¶
- smart
- In this mode, the server checks each incoming object against the idx files
in its repository. If any object already exists, it tells the client about
the idx file it was found in, allowing the client to download that idx and
avoid sending duplicate data. This is bup-server's default
mode.
- dumb
- In this mode, the server will not check its local index before writing an
object. To avoid writing duplicate objects, the server will tell the
client to download all of its .idx files at the start of the
session. This mode is useful on low powered server hardware (ie
router/slow NAS).
FILES¶
- $BUP_DIR/bup-dumb-server
- Activate dumb server mode, as discussed above. This file is not created by
default in new repositories.
BUP¶
Part of the bup(1) suite.
AUTHORS¶
Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>.