Command Line Interface Specification Linux Mac

3. Backup

This action makes it possible to perform a command line backup. The following arguments will

be used:

java -jar cli.jar backup -login <login name> -pass <login>

-key <key> -server <server address> [-uid <unique id>] [-r] –retention:<retention value> file1 file2

…<path to folder or file>

3.1 Arguments explained

-login <login name>

This is the login name of the user. The user name has a minimum length of 6 characters and a

maximum length of 150 characters. The user name must start with an alphanumerical character

and may contain one or more of the following characters: !#$%&()+,-.;@'~[]{}_\` and may include

whitespace. If the login name contains any special characters (any characters that may be

interpreted by the shell such as the pipe character, whitespace, semi-colon, double-colon,

percent and dollar signs, etc…), the login name should be placed within quotes.

-pass <password>

This is the password for the specified login name. The password has a minimum length of 6

characters and a maximum length of 20 characters. If the password contains any special

characters (any characters that may be interpreted by the shell such as the pipe character,

whitespace, semi-colon, double-colon, percent and dollar signs, etc.), the password should be

placed within quotes.

-key <key>

This is the encryption key of the user. The encryption key will be used to encrypt the stored files.

The encryption key has a minimum of 6 characters and a maximum of 40 characters. Only alpha-

numerical characters are allowed.

-server <server address>