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About LBackup
An Open Source command line backup tool for systems administrators. LBackup is a backup system aimed at systems administrators who require reliable backups with minimum fuss.

LBackup is configured with configuration files and the backup is started from the command line. The current backup code base has been tested for over 2 years.

Basic screen casts are now available from the official site.

Features at a Glance:
- Designed for User Data Backup.
- Licensed under the GNU GPL.
- Full Backup Tree.
- Encrypted Backups (Transport and Storage).
- Flexible Backup Reporting.
- Hard Links (Saving Space).
- RSync Back-end (Reliable).
- Pre and Post Actions (such as mounting and un-mounting volumes).
- Automation.

LBackup is licensed under the GNU GPL. *NIX administrators looking for a reliable open source backup solution with full encryption support, should visit the official LBackup home page for further details.

Lucid designs, builds, and maintains tailored backup solutions. Backups can be to local media, or to remote media via one or more networks. The networks may be private LANs, WANs or sets of un-trusted public networks such as the Internet.

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