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borg-common(1) borg backup tool borg-common(1)

Name

borg-common - Common options of Borg commands

SYNOPSIS

show this help message and exit
work on log level CRITICAL
work on log level ERROR
work on log level WARNING (default)
work on log level INFO
enable debug output, work on log level DEBUG
--debug-topic TOPIC
enable TOPIC debugging (can be specified multiple times). The logger path is borg.debug.<TOPIC> if TOPIC is not fully qualified.
show progress information
Output one JSON object per log line instead of formatted text.
wait at most SECONDS for acquiring a repository/cache lock (default: 10).
show/log the borg version
show/log the return code (rc)
set umask to M (local only, default: 0077)
repository to use

SEE ALSO

borg-common(1)

Author

The Borg Collective

2026-10-07