Dar

Jul 20, 2023

Command-line backup tool, aimed for disks

dar is a shell command that backs up directory trees and files. It has been tested under Linux, Windows, Solaris, FreeBSD, NetBSD, MacOS X and several other systems, it is released under the GNU General Public License GPL. Since version 2.0.0 an Application Interface API is available, opening the way for external/independent Graphical User Interfaces GUIs like kdar. This API relies on the libdar library, which is the core part of DAR programs; as such, the API is released under the GPL. Consequently, to use the API, your program must be released under the GPL as well.



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