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/usr/bin/clickhouse-backup

Tool for easy ClickHouse backup and restore with support for cloud and non-cloud storage types

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NAME:
   clickhouse-backup - Tool for easy backup of ClickHouse with cloud support

USAGE:
   clickhouse-backup <command> [-t, --tables=<db>.<table>] <backup_name>

VERSION:
   2.8.3

DESCRIPTION:
   Run as 'root' or 'clickhouse' user

COMMANDS:
   tables                  List of tables, exclude skip_tables
   create                  Create new backup
   create_remote           Create and upload new backup
   upload                  Upload backup to remote storage
   list                    List of backups
   download                Download backup from remote storage
   rebase                  Copy required parts from `required_backup` chain into remote backup and remove `required_backup` dependency, so backup becomes full
   rebalance               Move data parts inside local backup between disks to match current system.parts layout and storage policy, skip parts on object disks
   restore                 Create schema and restore data from backup
   restore_remote          Download and restore
   restore_cloud           Restore ClickHouse Cloud native S3 backup (Shared engines) as Atomic databases and Replicated*MergeTree tables on the current server
   delete                  Delete specific backup
   default-config          Print default config
   print-config            Print current config merged with environment variables
   clean                   Remove orphaned 'shadow' data left by killed `create` commands from all 'path' folders available from 'system.disks'
   clean_remote_broken     Remove all broken remote backups
   clean_local_broken      Remove all broken local backups
   clean_broken_retention  Remove orphan entries under remote `path` and `object_disks_path` that are not in the live backup list
   watch                   Run infinite loop which create full + incremental backup sequence to allow efficient backup sequences
   acvp                    Run ACVP wrapper protocol over stdin/stdout
   server                  Run API server
   help, h                 Shows a list of commands or help for one command

GLOBAL OPTIONS:
   --config string, -c string                                                                   Config 'FILE' name. (default: "/etc/clickhouse-backup/config.yml") [$CLICKHOUSE_BACKUP_CONFIG]
   --environment-override string, --env string [ --environment-override string, --env string ]  override any environment variable via CLI parameter
   --fips-info                                                                                  Display FIPS build/runtime info and exit (no Go toolchain required).
   --help, -h                                                                                   show help
   --version, -v                                                                                print the version
Options (5)
OptionDescriptionSource
--config, -c stringConfig 'FILE' name.help
--environment-override, --env, --env stringoverride any environment variable via CLI parameterhelp
--fips-infoDisplay FIPS build/runtime info and exit (no Go toolchain required).help
--help, -hshow helphelp
--version, -vprint the versionhelp

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