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= backintime-qt(1)
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:mansource: backintime-qt {version}
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== NAME

backintime-qt - Graphical Frontend for Back In Time

== SYNOPSIS

*backintime-qt*
[--help | -h]
[--version]
[--license]
[--debug]
<command>
[<args>]

== DESCRIPTION

A graphical frontend (GUI) for *Back In Time*, offering a user-friendly and
configurable interface for managing incremental backups. Modified files are
copied, while unchanged files are efficiently linked using the hard link
feature of *rsync*(1) to minimize storage usage.

Backups can be restored easily via the file manager, the command line, or
directly within the *Back In Time* interface.

For detailed information, see *backintime* (1). Command-line options and
arguments provided to *backintime-qt*(1) are passed directly to
*backintime*(1).

To run the application with root privileges, use *backintime-qt_polkit*.

== OPTIONS

*-h*, *--help*::  Display a short help.

*-v*, *--version*:: Show version.

*--license*:: Show license.

*--debug*::   Show debug messages.

See *backintime*(1) for more options.

== COMMANDS

See *backintime*(1) for commands.


== SEE ALSO

*backintime*(1), *backintime-config*(5), *backintime-askpass*(1)

*Back In Time* project website: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime

*Back In Time* mailing list: https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/bit-dev.python.org

== AUTHOR

*Back In Time* Team
