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title: CLI
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This page lists documentation for the CLI.

## Backy 
 
```
Backy is a command-line application useful for configuring backups, or any commands run in sequence.

Usage:
  backy [command]

Available Commands:
  backup      Runs commands defined in config file.
  completion  Generate the autocompletion script for the specified shell
  cron        Starts a scheduler that runs lists defined in config file.
  exec        Runs commands defined in config file in order given.
  help        Help about any command
  version     Prints the version and exits

Flags:
  -f, --config string   config file to read from
  -h, --help            help for backy
  -v, --verbose         Sets verbose level

Use "backy [command] --help" for more information about a command.
```
 
# Subcommands

## backup

```
Backup executes commands defined in config file.
Use the --lists or -l flag to execute the specified lists. If not flag is not given, all lists will be executed.

Usage:
  backy backup [--lists=list1,list2,... | -l list1, list2,...] [flags]

Flags:
  -h, --help            help for backup
  -l, --lists strings   Accepts comma-separated names of command lists to execute.

Global Flags:
  -f, --config string   config file to read from
  -v, --verbose         Sets verbose level
```

## cron

```
Cron starts a scheduler that executes command lists at the time defined in config file.

Usage:
  backy cron [flags]

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for cron

Global Flags:
  -f, --config string   config file to read from
  -v, --verbose         Sets verbose level
```

## exec

```
Exec executes commands defined in config file in order given.

Usage:
  backy exec command ... [flags]

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for exec

Global Flags:
  -f, --config string   config file to read from
  -v, --verbose         Sets verbose level
```

## version

```
Prints the version and exits. No arguments just prints the version number only.

Usage:
  backy version [flags]

Flags:
  -h, --help   help for version
  -n, --num    Output the version number only. (default true)
  -V, --vpre   Output the version with v prefixed.

Global Flags:
  -f, --config string   config file to read from
  -v, --verbose         Sets verbose level
```