pkg-backup.8

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.Dd February 16, 2012
.Dt PKG-BACKUP 8
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm "pkg backup"
.Nd backup and restore the local package database
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Nm
.Op Fl d
.Ar <file>
.Nm
.Op Fl r
.Ar <file>
.Sh DESCRIPTION
.Nm
is used for backing up and restoring of the local package database.
.Sh OPTIONS
The following options are supported by
.Nm :
.Bl -tag -width F1
.It Fl d Ar <file>
Dumps the local package database to a file specified on the command-line.
If
.Ar -
is specified as the argument
.Nm
will use stdout for it's output.
.It Fl r Ar <file>
Uses
.Ar file
in order to restore the local package database.
Useful in case of a database
crash of lost to restore your database from previously made backup.
.El
.Sh ENVIRONMENT
The following environment variables affect the execution of
.Nm .
See
.Xr pkg.conf 5
for further description.
.Bl -tag -width ".Ev NO_DESCRIPTIONS"
.It PKG_DBDIR
.El
.Sh FILES
See
.Xr pkg.conf 5 .
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr pkg 8 ,
.Xr pkg-add 8 ,
.Xr pkg-autoremove 8 ,
.Xr pkg-search 8 ,
.Xr pkg-create 8 ,
.Xr pkg-install 8 ,
.Xr pkg-delete 8 ,
.Xr pkg-info 8 ,
.Xr pkg-register 8 ,
.Xr pkg-repo 8 ,
.Xr pkg-set 8 ,
.Xr pkg-update 8 ,
.Xr pkg-updating 8 ,
.Xr pkg-upgrade 8 ,
.Xr pkg-version 8 ,
.Xr pkg-which 8 ,
.Xr pkg.conf 5