bup-init(1)                 General Commands Manual                bup-init(1)

NAME
       bup-init - initialize a bup repository

SYNOPSIS
       bup init [-r host:path] [directory]

DESCRIPTION
       bup init initializes a repository.  The location will be the
       *directory* or --remote if provided, the directory specifed by any
       global -d argument (see bup(1)), the value of BUP_DIR in the
       environment if set, or ~/.bup.

       See bup-config(5) for configuration options that you may want to set.
       Some, like bup.split.files and bup.split.trees should normally be set
       (when desired) before adding data to the repository.

OPTIONS
       -r, --remote=[user@]host:[path], --remote=URL
              Initialize the specified path on the given host.  Incompatible
              with directory.  See bup(1) REMOTE OPTIONS for further
              information.

EXAMPLES
              bup init ~/archive

SEE ALSO
       bup-config(5), ssh_config(5)

BUP
       Part of the bup(1) suite.

AUTHORS
       Avery Pennarun <apenwarr@gmail.com>.

Bup 0.34+                         2026-09-01                       bup-init(1)