bup-on(1) General Commands Manual bup-on(1) (NAME) bup-on - bup (SYNOPSIS) bup on [user@]host[:port] index ... bup on [user@]host[:port] save ... bup on [user@]host[:port] restore ... bup on [user@]host[:port] split ... bup on [user@]host[:port] version ... bup on [user@]host[:port] features ... bup on [user@]host[:port] help ... bup on [user@]host[:port] get ... ( bup get --source-url ssh://... ) (DESCRIPTION) bup on ssh bup bup save . bup-index(1) bup-save(1) . --remote ( ). << >> ssh . IP ssh . (EXAMPLES) # $ bup on myserver index -vux /etc bup server: reading from stdin. Indexing: 2465, done. bup: merging indexes (186668/186668), done. bup server: done # $BUP_DIR $ bup on myserver save -n myserver-backup /etc bup server: reading from stdin. bup server: command: 'list-indexes' PackIdxList: using 7 indexes. Saving: 100.00% (241/241k, 648/648 files), done. bup server: received 55 objects. Indexing objects: 100% (55/55), done. bup server: command: 'quit' bup server: done # $ bup ftp 'cat /myserver-backup/latest/etc/passwd' root:x:0:0:root:/root:/bin/bash daemon:x:1:1:daemon:/usr/sbin:/bin/sh bin:x:2:2:bin:/bin:/bin/sh sys:x:3:3:sys:/dev:/bin/sh sync:x:4:65534:sync:/bin:/bin/sync ... (SEE ALSO) bup-index(1), bup-save(1), bup-split(1), bup-get(1) BUP (BUP) bup(1). (AUTHORS) Avery Pennarun . Bup 0.34+ 2026-09-01 bup-on(1)