SYNOPSIS
Initialize a bupstash repository.

bupstash init [OPTIONS]

DESCRIPTION
bupstash init initializes a repository. If REPOSITORY already exists, the command fails.

Currently it is not recommend using bupstash on a network filesystem.

For details about the contents of the package store after initialization, see bupstash-repository(7).

OPTIONS

-r, --repository REPO
    The repository to connect to. May be of the form ssh://$SERVER/$PATH for remote repositories if ssh access is configured. If not specified, is set to BUPSTASH_REPOSITORY.

--storage SPEC
    Accepts 'dir' or a json storage specification. The default storage is 'dir' and stores encrypted data blocks in a repository local data directory.

    See the storage specs section for supported json specifications and examples.

ENVIRONMENT

BUPSTASH_REPOSITORY
    The repository to connect to. May be of the form ssh://$SERVER/$PATH for remote repositories if ssh access is configured.

BUPSTASH_REPOSITORY_COMMAND
    A command to run to connect to an instance of bupstash-serve(1). This allows more complex connections to the repository for less common use cases.

EXAMPLES
``` $ export BUPSTASH_REPOSITORY=./my-repository $ bupstash init

$ export BUPSTASH_REPOSITORY=ssh://$SERVER/home/backups/bupstash-backups $ bupstash init ```

JSON STORAGE SPECS
Each storage specification consists of a type designator and a set of type specific parameters.

  Dir storage
Dir storage is an alias for --storage dir and is generally not needed.

Example:

$ bupstash init --storage '{"Dir" : {}}''

  External storage
The external storage engine stores data via an external socket, documentation is pending interface stabilization.

Example:

$ bupstash init --storage '{"External" : {"socket_path" : "/plugin/socket.sock", "path" : "plugin-specific-path"}}''

SEE ALSO
bupstash(1), bupstash-repository(7)