Bup

Bup
Original authorAvery Pennarun
Release4 January 2010; 16 years ago (2010-01-04)
Stable release
0.33.3 / 28 December 2023; 2 years ago (2023-12-28)
Written inPython, Bash, C
Operating systemLinux, OS X 10.4 or later, NetBSD, FreeBSD, Solaris, Windows (through Cygwin or WSL)
Size405 KB
TypeBackup
LicenseLGPL version 2
Websitebup.github.io
Repository

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. It has block-based deduplication and optional par2-based error correction.

History

Bup development began in 2010 and was accepted to Debian the same year.

Design

Bup uses the git packfile format writing packfiles directly, avoiding garbage collection.

Availability

Bup is available from source and notably part of the following distributions

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Releases · bup/bup". github.com. Retrieved 2024-01-08.
  2. ↑ "License at github.com". github.com. Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  3. 1 2 Brockmeier, Joe 'Zonker' (March 31, 2010). "Git-based backup with bup". LWN. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Zari´c, Zoran (2011). "bup: Git for backups" (PDF). 28c3. Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  6. ↑ Pennarun, Avery (2010-10-25). "bup: the git-based backup system" (PDF). Retrieved 11 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Debian".
  8. ↑ "Ubuntu".
  9. ↑ "Arch Linux".
  10. ↑ "pkgsrc".