| 12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031323334353637383940414243444546474849505152535455565758596061626364656667686970 | .. include:: global.rst.incWelcome to Attic================|project_name| is a deduplicating backup program written in Python.The main goal of |project_name| is to provide an efficient and secure wayto backup data. The data deduplication technique used makes |project_name|suitable for daily backups since only the changes are stored.Easy to use-----------Initialize a new backup :ref:`repository <repository_def>` and create yourfirst backup :ref:`archive <archive_def>` in two lines::    $ attic init /somewhere/my-repository.attic    $ attic create /somewhere/my-repository.attic::Monday ~/Documents    $ attic create --stats /somewhere/my-repository.attic::Tuesday ~/Documents    Archive name: Tuesday    Archive fingerprint: 387a5e3f9b0e792e91ce87134b0f4bfe17677d9248cb5337f3fbf3a8e157942a    Start time: Tue Mar 25 12:00:10 2014    End time:   Tue Mar 25 12:00:10 2014    Duration: 0.08 seconds    Number of files: 358                           Original size      Compressed size    Deduplicated size    This archive:               57.16 MB             46.78 MB            151.67 kB    All archives:              114.02 MB             93.46 MB             44.81 MBSee the :ref:`quickstart` chapter for a more detailed example.Easy installation-----------------You can use pip to install |project_name| quickly and easily::    $ pip install attic|project_name| is also part of the Debian_, Ubuntu_, `Arch Linux`_ and Slackware_distributions of GNU/Linux.Need more help with installing? See :ref:`installation`.User's Guide============.. toctree::   :maxdepth: 2   foreword   installation   quickstart   usage   faqGetting help============If you've found a bug or have a concrete feature request, you can add your bugreport or feature request directly to the project's `issue tracker`_. For moregeneral questions or discussions, a post to the mailing list is preferred.Mailing list------------There is a mailing list for Attic on librelist_ that you can use for featurerequests and general discussions about Attic. A mailing list archive isavailable `here <http://librelist.com/browser/attic/>`_.To subscribe to the list, send an email to attic@librelist.com and replyto the confirmation mail. Likewise, to unsubscribe, send an email to attic-unsubscribe@librelist.com and reply to the confirmation mail.
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