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PLAKAR-SYNC(1) - General Commands Manual

NAME

plakar sync - Synchronize snapshots between Plakar repositories

SYNOPSIS

plakar sync [-name name] [-category category] [-environment environment] [-perimeter perimeter] [-job job] [-tag tag] [-latest] [-before date] [-since date] [snapshotID] to | from | with repository

DESCRIPTION

The plakar sync command synchronize snapshots between two Plakar repositories. If a specific snapshot ID is provided, only snapshots with matching IDs will be synchronized.

The options are as follows:

-name string

Only apply command to snapshots that match name.

-category string

Only apply command to snapshots that match category.

-environment string

Only apply command to snapshots that match environment.

-perimeter string

Only apply command to snapshots that match perimeter.

-job string

Only apply command to snapshots that match job.

-tag string

Only apply command to snapshots that match tag.

-latest

Only apply command to latest snapshot matching filters.

-before date

Only apply command to snapshots matching filters and older than the specified date. Accepted formats include relative durations (e.g. 2d for two days, 1w for one week) or specific dates in various formats (e.g. 2006-01-02 15:04:05).

-since date

Only apply command to snapshots matching filters and created since the specified date, included. Accepted formats include relative durations (e.g. 2d for two days, 1w for one week) or specific dates in various formats (e.g. 2006-01-02 15:04:05).

The arguments are as follows:

to | from | with

Specifies the direction of synchronization:

to

Synchronize snapshots from the local repository to the specified peer repository.

from

Synchronize snapshots from the specified peer repository to the local repository.

with

Synchronize snapshots in both directions, ensuring both repositories are fully synchronized.

repository

Path to the peer repository to synchronize with.

EXAMPLES

Synchronize the snapshot ‘abcd’ with a peer repository:

$ plakar sync abcd to @peer

Bi-directional synchronization with peer repository of recent snapshots:

$ plakar sync -since 7d with @peer

DIAGNOSTICS

The plakar sync utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

0

Command completed successfully.

>0

General failure occurred, such as an invalid repository path, snapshot ID mismatch, or network error.

SEE ALSO

plakar(1)

Plakar - April 18, 2025