Bup
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Original author(s) | Avery Pennarun |
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Initial release | 4 January 2010[1] |
Stable release | 0.32
/ 10 January 2021[1] |
Repository | |
Written in | Python, Bash, C |
Operating system | Linux, OS X 10.4 or later, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, Windows (through Cygwin or WSL) |
Size | 405 KB |
Type | Backup |
License | LGPL version 2[2] |
Website | bup |
Bup is a Backup system written in Python. It uses several formats from Git but is capable of handling very large files like operating system images.[3] It has block-based deduplication[4] and optional par2-based error correction.[5]
History
Bup development began in 2010[6] and was accepted to Debian the same year.
Design
Bup uses the git packfile format writing packfiles directly, avoiding garbage collection.[3]
Availability
Bup is available from source and notably part of the following distributions
See also
References
- ^ a b "Releases · bup/bup". github.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ "License at github.com". github.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
- ^ a b Brockmeier, Joe 'Zonker' (March 31, 2010). "Git-based backup with bup". LWN. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Keeling, G. P. E. (January 2014). "Improved Open Source Backup: Incorporating inline deduplication and sparse indexing solutions" (PDF). UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Zari´c, Zoran (2011). "bup: Git for backups" (PDF). 28c3. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ Pennarun, Avery (2010-10-25). "bup: the git-based backup system" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
- ^ "Debian".
- ^ "Ubuntu".
- ^ "Arch Linux".
- ^ "pkgsrc".
External links
- bup website on GitHub