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| bup-cat-file(1) | bup-cat-file(1) |
NAME
bup-cat-file - extract archive content (low-level)
SYNOPSIS
bup cat-file [--meta|--bupm] <path>
DESCRIPTION
bup cat-file extracts content associated with path from the archive and dumps it to standard output. If nothing special is requested, the actual data contained by path (which must be a regular file) will be dumped.
OPTIONS
- --meta
- retrieve the metadata entry associated with path. Note that currently this does not return the raw bytes for the entry recorded in the relevant .bupm in the archive, but rather a decoded and then re-encoded version. When that matters, it should be possible (though awkward) to use --bupm on the parent directory and then find the relevant entry in the output.
- --bupm
- retrieve the .bupm file associated with path, which must be a directory.
EXAMPLES
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# Retrieve the content of somefile. $ bup cat-file /foo/latest/somefile > somefile-content # Examine the metadata associated with something. $ bup cat-file --meta /foo/latest/something | bup meta -tvvf - # Examine the metadata for somedir, including the items it contains. $ bup cat-file --bupm /foo/latest/somedir | bup meta -tvvf -
SEE ALSO
bup-join(1), bup-meta(1)
BUP
Part of the bup(1) suite.
AUTHORS
Rob Browning rlb@defaultvalue.org.
| 2025-01-11 | Bup 0.33.7 |