| BACKINTIME-ASKPASS(1) | Back In Time | BACKINTIME-ASKPASS(1) |
NAME¶
backintime-askpass - Helper tool for *Back In Time*
SYNOPSIS¶
backintime-askpass
DESCRIPTION¶
This utility is a helper tool used to provide passwords to ssh, sshfs, and encfs via standard input. Configuration options are read from environment variables. It is not intended for direct end-user interaction and is primarily used by backintime (1).
For more information about Back In Time, see backintime (1).
ENVIRON¶
ASKPASS_PROFILE_ID
Back In Time Profile-ID.
ASKPASS_MODE
Backup mode (or backend). Take a look at
backintime-config(1), section
profile<N>.snapshots.mode.
ASKPASS_TEMP
Temp FIFO socket used to pipe the password.
SEE ALSO¶
backintime(1), backintime-qt(1), backintime-config(5)
Back In Time project website: <https://github.com/bit-team/backintime>
Back In Time mailing list: <https://mail.python.org/mailman3/lists/bit-dev.python.org>
AUTHOR¶
Back In Time Team
| 2026-02-28 | backintime-askpass 1.6.1 |