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I have been using deja-dup GUI for quiet some time and I am very satisfied with it. However, I would also like to execute the same profile via command line. Is that possible?

In particular, I would like to make a backup on command line - either through deja-dup or duplicity - with the following setup:

Storage location
    Windows Share
    wdmycloud
    /USER/backup/deja-dup/T430s/
    NA
    NA
Folders to ignore
    NA
Folders to save
    ~/FOLDER1
    ~/FOLDER2
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deja-dup uses is a GUI that uses duplicity as the back-end and hence there are only limited command-line options. You can run man deja-dup and see the various options available. For example to start a backup run:

deja-dup --backup

or to restore a file file:

deja-dup --restore file

(Note that these commands just invoke the GUI from terminal)

To get more powerful options from command-line you should consider installing duplicity which is strictly a CLI.

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ok I see. can you please have a look on my edit? I am looking for a very concrete example on how to use deja-dup or duplicity. – user88349 Jun 14 '15 at 9:40
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Whatever the case may be if you want to avoid GUI, duplicity is the way to go. Have a look at the link above. – Ron Jun 14 '15 at 9:46

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