Command reference

Every snapdir subcommand shares a common set of global options and reads the same SNAPDIR_* environment variables. The overview documents that shared surface — global flags, environment variables, and store URI schemes — while each page below covers a single subcommand.

• Overview — global options, SNAPDIR_* environment variables, and store URI schemes.

Snapshotting

• snapdir manifest — print the manifest of a directory.

• snapdir id — print the manifest ID of a directory or a piped manifest.

• snapdir stage — save a snapshot of a directory into the local cache.

Distributing

• snapdir push — push a snapshot to a store.

• snapdir fetch — fetch a snapshot from a store into the local cache.

• snapdir pull — fetch a snapshot from a store and check it out.

• snapdir checkout — check out a snapshot to a directory.

• snapdir sync — copy a snapshot directly between two stores.

Verifying

• snapdir verify — verify the integrity of a staged snapshot.

• snapdir verify-cache — verify the integrity of the local cache.

• snapdir flush-cache — flush the local cache.

Catalog and history

• snapdir locations — list directories and stores where snapshots have been recorded.

• snapdir ancestors — list ancestor snapshot IDs and their locations.

• snapdir revisions — list snapshot IDs created on a location.

Other

• snapdir defaults — print default settings and arguments.
• snapdir version — print the version.