Command Reference

Clean

parallel clean [--path] [--days] [--recursive] [--verbose]

Cleans up the local file system by removing older files. This only removes files outside of the RetentionPeriod in the main configuration file or by using the --days option.

Parameter	Short hand	Type	Required	Description
path	-p	string	No	The source path to clean.
days	-d	int	No	The amount of days to hang onto files.
recursive	-R	bool	No	If to include subdirectories.
verbose	-v	bool	No	Shows verbose output.

Note: The days specified in the command cannot be lower than the RetentionPeriod in the main config.

Sync

parallel sync [--path] [--config] [--force]

Backs up the current file system with the vaults. By default, it will only sync to enabled vaults unless the --config option is specified. Parallel can only sync files specified in the backup directories listed in the parallel vaults view <Vault ID> command. The default directories are the same across all platforms:

• Desktop
• Documents
• Music
• Pictures
• Videos

Parameter	Short hand	Type	Required	Description
path	-p	string	No	The source path to back up.
config	-c	string	No	The vault configuration to use.
force	-f	bool	No	Forces overwriting any files.

Note: You can add or remove directories via the subcommands below.

Sync add

parallel sync add <path> [--config]

Adds a new directory to the backup list.

Parameter	Short hand	Type	Required	Description
path	None	string	Yes	The path to add.
config	-c	string	No	The vault configuration to use.

Sync remove

parallel sync remove <path> [--config]

Removes a directory from the backup list.

Parameter	Short hand	Type	Required	Description
path	None	string	Yes	The path to remove.
config	-c	string	No	The vault configuration to use.