PLAKAR-ARCHIVE(1) - General Commands Manual
NAME#
plakar archive - Create an archive from a Plakar snapshot
SYNOPSIS#
plakar archive [-format type] [-output archive] [-rebase] snapshotID:path
DESCRIPTION#
The plakar archive command creates an archive of the given type from the contents at path of a specified Plakar snapshot, or all the files if no path is given.
The options are as follows:
-format type
Specify the archive format. Supported formats are:
tar
Creates a tar file.
tarball
Creates a compressed tar.gz file.
zip
Creates a zip archive.
-output pathname
Specify the output path for the archive file. If omitted, the archive is created with a default name based on the current date and time.
-rebase
Strip the leading path from archived files, useful for creating “flat” archives without nested directories.
EXAMPLES#
Create a tarball of the entire snapshot:
$ plakar archive -output backup.tar.gz -format tarball abc123
Create a zip archive of a specific directory within a snapshot:
$ plakar archive -output dir.zip -format zip abc123:/var/www
Archive with rebasing to remove directory structure:
$ plakar archive -rebase -format tar abc123
DIAGNOSTICS#
The plakar archive utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
0
Command completed successfully.
>0
An error occurred, such as unsupported format, missing files, or permission issues.
SEE ALSO#
plakar(1), plakar-backup(1)
Plakar - February 3, 2025