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# New WP-CLI commands
## Command: `wp backwpup backup`
Show BackWPup backup archives.
### OPTIONS
[--format=\<format\>]
: Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- json
- csv
- yaml
- count
- ids
---
[--\<field\>=\<value\>]
: Filter by one or more fields (see “Available Fields” section).
[--field=\<field\>]
: Prints the value of a single field for each job.
[--fields=\<fields\>]
: Comma-separated list of fields to show.
### AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each job:
- name
- time
- size
- storage
- type
These fields are optionally available:
- folder
- file
- job_id
- size_bytes
- time_unix
### EXAMPLES
# Display a list of backups as a table.
$ wp backwpup backup
+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------+---------+------------------------+
| name | time | size | storage | type |
+------------------------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------+---------+------------------------+
| 2025-11-10_13-24-36_SDIUOYJN09_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar | November 10, 2025 @ 1:24 pm | 278.50 MB | folder | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-10_13-23-08_FHIUOYK706_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz | November 10, 2025 @ 1:24 pm | 181.57 MB | hidrive | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-10_13-23-08_FHIUOYK706_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz | November 10, 2025 @ 1:23 pm | 181.57 MB | folder | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-07_09-22-51_U7IUOYKR09_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | 278.48 MB | folder | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-07_09-22-34_DXIUOYMY06_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | 181.56 MB | folder | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-07_08-57-28_YHIUOYNL06_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz | November 7, 2025 @ 8:58 am | 88.00 MB | hidrive | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-07_08-57-28_YHIUOYNL06_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz | November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am | 181.56 MB | folder | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-07_08-57-11_IDIUOYPB09_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar | November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am | 278.48 MB | folder | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-07_08-56-03_HLIUOYPE06_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz | November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am | 112.00 MB | hidrive | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
| 2025-11-07_08-56-03_HLIUOYPE06_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz | November 7, 2025 @ 8:56 am | 181.56 MB | folder | file, dbdump, wpplugin |
# Display only filename and storage in json format
$ wp backwpup backup --fields=storage,name --format=json
[{"storage":"folder","name":"2025-11-10_13-24-36_SDIUOYJN09_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar"},{"storage":"hidrive","name":"2025-11-10_13-23-08_FHIUOYK706_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz"},{"storage":"folder","name":"2025-11-10_13-23-08_FHIUOYK706_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz"}]
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup backups`
## Command: `wp backwpup backup-download`
Download a BackWPup backup archive from a storage. Shows progress bar.
### OPTIONS
\<file\>
: Backup archive file name that should be downloaded.
[\<to_file\>]
: Folder or filename to download to. Default: current working directory with the same name as the backup file.
[--storage=\<storage\>]
: Storage where the file will be downloaded from. (Default: use first found storage.)
[--yes]
: Overwrite a local existing file. (Default: prompt for overwriting)
### EXAMPLES
# Download a backup archive from first found storage.
$ wp backwpup backup-download 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar
Start download from Folder:wp-content/uploads/backwpup/d14761/backups/2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar to ./2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar.
Download 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar: 80% [====================================================--------] 0:01 / 0:01
Success: Backup file downloaded successfully.
# Download a backup archive from HiDrive
$ wp backwpup backup-download 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO04_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar --storage=hidrive
Error: Backup file not found in storage hidrive.
# Download a backup archive from first found storage to file test.tar.gz
$ wp backwpup backup-download 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar test.tar.gz
Confirm: File test.tar.gz already exists. Overwrite it? [y/n]
Start download from Folder:wp-content/uploads/backwpup/d14761/backups/2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar to ./test.tar.gz.
Download 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar: 80% [====================================================--------] 0:01 / 0:01
Success: Backup file downloaded successfully.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup backups-download`
## Command: `wp backwpup backup-delete`
Delete BackWPup backup archives on storages.
### OPTIONS
\<file\>
: Backup archive file name that should be deleted.
[--storage=\<storage\>]
: Storage where the file will be deleted from. (Default: all that have this file)
[--yes]
: Don't ask for confirmation.
### EXAMPLES
# Delete backup archive with the given name from all storages
$ wp backwpup backup-delete 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO04_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar
Confirm: Delete Backup file 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO04_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar on S3 ?
Success: Backup file 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO04_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar deleted successfully on S3.
# Delete backup archive with the given name from all storages, without asking for confirmation.
$ wp backwpup backup-delete 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO06_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar --yes
Success: Backup file 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO06_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar deleted successfully on hidrive.
# Delete backup archive only from HiDrive
$ wp backwpup backup-delete 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar --storage=hidrive
Confirm: Delete Backup file 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar on hidrive ?
Success: Backup file 2025-10-23_05-56-19_VPIUOYIO03_FILE-WPPLUGIN.tar deleted successfully on hidrive.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup backups-delete`
## PRO Command: `wp backwpup backup-decrypt`
Decrypts a file with BackWPup decryption.
### OPTIONS
\<file\>
: Path to the file that should be encrypted.
[--key=\<key\>]
: The key to use for encryption. Can also be a file that has the key. Default: use the key from the settings.
### EXAMPLES
# Use the key from the settings.
$ wp backwpup backup-decrypt archiv.tar.gz
Success: Archive has been successfully decrypted.
# Use a specific key.
$ wp backwpup backup-decrypt archiv.tar.gz --key="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ123456"
Success: Archive has been successfully decrypted.
# Use a specific key from a file.
$ wp backwpup backup-decrypt archiv.zip --key="./id_rsa_backwpup.pub"
Success: Archive has been successfully decrypted.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup decrypt`
## PRO Command: `wp backwpup backup-encrypt`
Encrypts a file with BackWPup encryption.
### OPTIONS
\<file\>
: Path to the file that should be encrypted.
[--key=\<key\>]
: The key to use for encryption. Can also be a file that has the key. Default: use the key from the settings.
### EXAMPLES
# Use the key from the settings.
$ wp backwpup backup-encrypt archiv.tar.gz
Success: Archive has been successfully encrypted.
# Use a specific key.
$ wp backwpup backup-encrypt archiv.tar.gz --key="ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ123456"
Success: Archive has been successfully encrypted.
# Use a specific key from a file.
$ wp backwpup backup-encrypt archiv.zip --key="./id_rsa_backwpup.pub"
Success: Archive has been successfully encrypted.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup encrypt`
## Command: `wp backwpup job`
Show BackWPup jobs.
## OPTIONS
[--format=\<format\>]
: Render output in a particular format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- json
- csv
- yaml
- count
- ids
---
[--\<field\>=\<value\>]
: Filter by one or more fields (see “Available Fields” section).
[--field=\<field\>]
: Prints the value of a single field for each job.
[--fields=\<fields\>]
: Comma-separated list of fields to show.
## AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each job:
- job_id
- name
- active_type
- type
- storages
- cron
- last_run
- last_runtime
These fields are optionally available:
- backup_type
- archive_format
- legacy
- archive_encryption
- email_address_for_logs
- email_on_errors_only
## EXAMPLES
# Output all jobs as a table
$ wp backwpup job --field=job_id
+--------+------------------+------------------------+-----------------+-------------+-----------+----------------------------+--------------+
| job_id | name | type | storages | active_type | cron | last_run | last_runtime |
+--------+------------------+------------------------+-----------------+-------------+-----------+----------------------------+--------------+
| 6 | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | folder, hidrive | wpcron | 0 0 1 * * | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | 47 Seconds |
| 9 | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | folder | wpcron | 0 0 1 * * | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | 3 Seconds |
| 10 | Database | dbdump | folder | wpcron | 0 0 1 * * | November 7, 2025 @ 8:51 am | |
+--------+------------------+------------------------+-----------------+-------------+-----------+----------------------------+--------------+
# Outputs only fields job_id and legacy as json
$ wp backwpup job --fields=job_id,legacy --format=json
[{"job_id":6,"legacy":"no"},{"job_id":9,"legacy":"no"},{"job_id":10,"legacy":"no"}]
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup jobs`
## Command: `wp backwpup job-activate`
Activate Job (also legacy); Filter by all or selected job IDs
### OPTIONS
[--type=\<type\>]
: the active type the job should have.
---
default: wpcron
options:
- wpcron
- link
- disable
---
[--job_id=\<job_id\>]
: Comma-separated list of job IDs to activate. (default all jobs)
### EXAMPLES
# Activate jobs with ID 1, 2 and 3
$ wp backwpup job-activate --job_id=1,2,3
Successes: Job with ID 1 changed to active type wpcron
Successes: Job with ID 2 changed to active type wpcron
Successes: Job with ID 4 changed to active type wpcron
# Deactivate job with ID 3
$ wp backwpup job-activate --job_id=3 --type=disable
Successes: Job with ID 3 deactivated
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup activate-legacy-job`
## PRO Command: `wp backwpup job-export`
Export BackWPup jobs.
### OPTIONS
[\<job_id\>]
: Exports a specific job by ID. If not provided, all will be exported.
[--job_id=\<job_id\>]
: Exports a specific job by ID. If not provided, all will be exported. (Same as only <job_id>.)
[--file=\<file\>]
: The file to export to. When not specified, the file will be printed to the console.
[--passwords]
: Password should also be exported. Important: Passwords are then in plaintext in the Exported JSON.
### EXAMPLES
# Export all jobs to ./jobs.json file
$ wp backwpup job-export --file=./jobs.json
Success: Job exported successfully.
# Export job with ID 2 to ./jobs.json file and its passwords (cleartext)
$ wp backwpup job-export 2 --passwords
Success: Job exported successfully.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup jobs-export`
## PRO Command: `wp backwpup job-import`
Import BackWPup jobs from Json file.
### OPTIONS
[\<file\>]
: The file to import from.
[--job_id=\<job_id\>]
: Imports a specific job by ID and overwrites existing. If not provided, all will be imported and appended.
[--file=\<file\>]
: The file to import from. (Same as only <file>.)
### EXAMPLES
# Import all jobs from ./jobs.json file.
$ wp backwpup job-import ./jobs.json
Success: Job "Database" with ID 3 imported successfully.
Success: Job "File & Database" with ID 4 imported successfully.
# Import job with ID 2 from ./jobs.json file and overwrite an existing job with ID 2
$ wp backwpup job-import --job_id=2
Success: Job "Database" with ID 2 imported successfully.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup jobs-import`
## Command: `wp backwpup kill`
Kills a running BackWPup job.
### EXAMPLES
# Kill a running job.
$ wp backwpup kill
Success: Job will be terminated.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup abort`
## Command: `wp backwpup log`
List BackWPup logs with powerful filters and customizable output formats.
### OPTIONS
[--search=\<pattern\>]
: Free-text filter matching job, name, type, or status.
[--job_id=\<number\>]
: Filter logs by job ID.
[--type=\<types\>]
: Filter by log type(s), comma-separated. Example: FILE,DBDUMP
[--after=\<date\>]
: Include logs on or after the given date (YYYY-MM-DD).
[--before=\<date\>]
: Include logs on or before the given date (YYYY-MM-DD).
[--orderby=\<field\>]
: Sort by a field.
---
default: time
options:
- time
- job
- status
- size
- runtime
---
[--order=\<asc|desc\>]
: Sort direction.
---
default: desc
---
[--limit=\<number\>]
: Limit number of results returned.
[--fields=\<fields\>]
: Comma-separated list of fields to show.
[--format=\<format\>]
: Output format.
---
default: table
options:
- table
- csv
- json
- yaml
- count
---
### AVAILABLE FIELDS
These fields will be displayed by default for each job:
- time
- job
- status
- size
- runtime
- name
- type
These fields are optionally available:
- timestamp
- job_id
- errors
- warnings
### EXAMPLES
# View logs as a table (default):
$ wp backwpup log
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+
| name | time | job | type | size | runtime | status |
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+
| backwpup_log_440bd7_2025-11-10_13-24-36.html | November 10, 2025 @ 1:24 pm | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 278.50 MB | 2 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_e5672b_2025-11-10_13-23-08.html | November 10, 2025 @ 1:23 pm | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 181.57 MB | 74 s | 2 ERRORS |
| backwpup_log_e68e31_2025-11-07_09-22-51.html | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 278.48 MB | 3 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_05a7f7_2025-11-07_09-22-34.html | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | | 0 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_459409_2025-11-07_08-57-28.html | November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | | 0 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_6f3f67_2025-11-07_08-57-11.html | November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 278.48 MB | 2 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_fa5f45_2025-11-07_08-56-03.html | November 7, 2025 @ 8:56 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 181.56 MB | 47 s | 2 ERRORS |
# Filter logs by text:
$ wp backwpup logs --search=backup
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+--------+
| name | time | job | type | size | runtime | status |
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+--------+
| backwpup_log_ac7889_2025-11-01_10-16-28.html | November 1, 2025 @ 10:16 am | Backup Now | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 282.68 MB | 5 s | O.K. |
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+--------+
# Show only logs for job ID 3:
$ wp backwpup logs --job_id=3
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+
| name | time | job | type | size | runtime | status |
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+------------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+
| backwpup_log_e5672b_2025-11-10_13-23-08.html | November 10, 2025 @ 1:23 pm | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 181.57 MB | 74 s | 2 ERRORS |
| backwpup_log_05a7f7_2025-11-07_09-22-34.html | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | | 0 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_459409_2025-11-07_08-57-28.html | November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | | 0 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_fa5f45_2025-11-07_08-56-03.html | November 7, 2025 @ 8:56 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 181.56 MB | 47 s | 2 ERRORS |
| backwpup_log_a09990_2025-11-07_08-38-26.html | November 7, 2025 @ 8:38 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 181.56 MB | 76 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_8f7ac2_2025-11-06_13-50-50.html | November 6, 2025 @ 1:50 pm | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 181.56 MB | 82 s | O.K. |
# List logs after a date sorted by size:
$ wp backwpup logs --after=2025-01-01 --orderby=size --order=desc
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+
| name | time | job | type | size | runtime | status |
+----------------------------------------------+-----------------------------+-----------------------+------------------------+-----------+---------+----------+
| backwpup_log_ac7889_2025-11-01_10-16-28.html | November 1, 2025 @ 10:16 am | Backup Now | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 282.68 MB | 5 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_727958_2025-11-05_07-10-18.html | November 5, 2025 @ 7:10 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 278.50 MB | 2 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_440bd7_2025-11-10_13-24-36.html | November 10, 2025 @ 1:24 pm | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 278.50 MB | 2 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_e68e31_2025-11-07_09-22-51.html | November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 278.48 MB | 3 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_6f3f67_2025-11-07_08-57-11.html | November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 278.48 MB | 2 s | O.K. |
| backwpup_log_47facf_2025-10-24_14-12-58.html | October 24, 2025 @ 2:12 pm | Files & Database | file, dbdump, wpplugin | 182.15 MB | 61 s | O.K. |
# Output as JSON:
$ wp backwpup logs --format=json
[{"name":"backwpup_log_440bd7_2025-11-10_13-24-36.html","time":"November 10, 2025 @ 1:24 pm","job":"Files & Database","type":"file, dbdump, wpplugin","size":"292023322","runtime":2,"status":"O.K."},{"name":"backwpup_log_e5672b_2025-11-10_13-23-08.html","time":"November 10, 2025 @ 1:23 pm","job":"Files & Database","type":"file, dbdump, wpplugin","size":"190387274","runtime":74,"status":"2 ERRORS"},{"name":"backwpup_log_e68e31_2025-11-07_09-22-51.html","time":"November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am","job":"Files & Database","type":"file, dbdump, wpplugin","size":"292007450","runtime":3,"status":"O.K."},{"name":"backwpup_log_05a7f7_2025-11-07_09-22-34.html","time":"November 7, 2025 @ 9:22 am","job":"Files & Database","type":"file, dbdump, wpplugin","size":"0","runtime":0,"status":"O.K."},{"name":"backwpup_log_459409_2025-11-07_08-57-28.html","time":"November 7, 2025 @ 8:57 am","job":"Files & Database","type":"file, dbdump, wpplugin","size":"0","runtime":0,"status":"O.K."}]
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup logs`
## Command: `wp backwpup log-show`
Show a BackWPup log as plain text (HTML ignored).
### OPTIONS
[\<file\>]
: Basename inside the log folder. Extension optional (e.g., backwpup_log_XXXX_YYYY.html or .html.gz).
[--file=\<file\>]
: Alternative to positional <file>. Extension optional.
[--job_id=\<number\>]
: If no <file>/--file is provided, select the latest log for a given job ID.
[--lines=\<number\>]
: Print only the last N lines (tail-like).
### EXAMPLES
# Show by positional file:
$ wp backwpup log-show backwpup_log_8a8bee_2025-11-03_06-30-29.html
BackWPup log for Files & Database from November 7, 2025 at 8:57 am
[INFO] BackWPup 5.6.0; A project of WP Media
[INFO] WordPress 6.8.3 on https://backwpup-pro.ddev.site/
[INFO] Log Level: Debug
[INFO] BackWPup job: Files & Database; FILE+DBDUMP+WPPLUGIN
[INFO] Runs with user: (0)
# Show by filename:
$ wp backwpup log-show --file=backwpup_log_8a8bee_2025-11-03_06-30-29.html
[INFO] BackWPup 5.6.0; A project of WP Media
[INFO] WordPress 6.8.3 on https://backwpup-pro.ddev.site/
[INFO] Log Level: Debug
[INFO] BackWPup job: Files & Database; FILE+DBDUMP+WPPLUGIN
[INFO] Runs with user: (0)
# Show only the last 200 lines:
$ wp backwpup log-show --file=backwpup_log_... --lines=14
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Archiving Folder: /var/www/html/.ddev/wordpress/wp-includes/sodium_compat/src/Core32/SecretStream/
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Archiving Folder: /var/www/html/.ddev/wordpress/wp-includes/sodium_compat/src/PHP52/
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Archiving Folder: /var/www/html/.ddev/wordpress/wp-includes/style-engine/
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Archiving Folder: /var/www/html/.ddev/wordpress/wp-includes/theme-compat/
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Archiving Folder: /var/www/html/.ddev/wordpress/wp-includes/widgets/
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Backup archive created.
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Archive size is 181.56 MB.
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] 8657 Files with 272.06 MB in Archive.
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] Restart after 8 seconds.
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:36] 1. Trying to encrypt archive …
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:37] Encrypted 181.63 MB of data.
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:37] Archive has been successfully encrypted.
[07-Nov-2025 08:57:37] 1. Try to send backup file to HiDrive …
[07-Nov-2025 08:58:04] Restart after 28 seconds.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup logs-show`
## Command: `wp backwpup log-delete`
Delete BackWPup log files.
### OPTIONS
[\<file\>]
: Delete a single file (basename; extension optional).
[--file=\<file\>]
: Alternative to positional <file>.
[--older-than=<relative-time>]
: Delete logs older than a relative time, e.g., "7 days", "48 hours".
[--all]
: Delete all logs.
[--yes]
: Don't ask for confirmation.
### EXAMPLES
# Delete a single log file.
$ wp backwpup log-delete --file=backwpup_log_8a8bee_2025-11-03_06-30-29.html
Confirm: Delete logfile backwpup_log_8a8bee_2025-11-03_06-30-29.html ?
1 logfile deleted.
# Delete logs older than 30 days.
$ wp backwpup log-delete --older-than="30 days"
Confirm: Delete 11 logfile(s) ?
11 logfile(s) deleted.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup logs-delete`
## Command: `wp backwpup run`
Start a BackWPup job.
### OPTIONS
[\<job_id\>]
: The IDs of the jobs to start as a comma-separated list.
[--job_id=\<job_id\>]
: The IDs of the jobs to start as a comma-separated list. (Same as only <job_id>.)
[--now]
: Starts a backup now. (Not working with <job_id>.)
[--background]
: Starts a backup as a background process. (Works only with one <job_id>)
### EXAMPLES
# Start a job with ID 1 in background.
$ wp backwpup run 1 --background
Success: Job "File" runs now in background.
# Start jobs with ID 1, 2 and 3. Jobs will run one after the other.
$ wp backwpup run 1,2,3
[INFO] BackWPup 5.6.0; A project of WP Media
...
Job done in 2 seconds.
Successes: Job runs successfully.
# Start a backup now job.
$ wp backwpup run --now
[INFO] BackWPup 5.6.0; A project of WP Media
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Job done in 10 seconds.
Successes: Job runs successfully.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup start`
## PRO Command: `wp backwpup restore`
Restore a BackWPup backup from an archive file (.tar/.tar.gz/.zip).
### OPTIONS
[\<file\>]
: Path to the backup archive (positional). Alternative: --file=<file>.
[--file=\<file\>]
: Path to the backup archive (if positional not provided).
[--pre-backup]
: Create a safety snapshot (DB export + wp-content copy) before restoring.
[--type=\<full|db|file>\]
: what to restore: full (DB + wp-content), db (DB only), file (wp-content only)
---
default: full
---
[--yes]
: Answer yes to the confirmation prompts (destructive actions).
### EXAMPLES
# Restore backup from a backwpup archive file.
$ wp backwpup restore ./2025-11-06_05_07_03-20_CXIOYMK_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz
Confirm: This will RESET the database. Continue? [y/n]
...
Confirm: This will REPLACE wp-content. Continue? [y/n]
...
Success: Restore completed successfully.
# Restore backup from a archive file without prompts.
$ wp backwpup restore ./2025-11-06_05_07_03-20_CXIOYMK_FILE-DBDUMP-WPPLUGIN.tar.gz --yes
...
Success: Restore completed successfully.
# Backup data before overwriting with Restore from a file without prompts.
$ wp backwpup restore --file=/path/to/backup.zip --pre-backup --yes
...
Success: Restore completed successfully.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup backup-restore`
## Command: `wp backwpup status`
Shows the status about a running BackWPup job. With a progress bar.
### EXAMPLES
# Display the status of a running job.
$ wp backwpup status
Success: No job running.
### ALIAS
`wp backwpup working`
## Command: `wp backwpup version`
Show BackWPup Plugin Version.
### OPTIONS
[--debug]
: Show debug information (Global option).
### EXAMPLES
# Show BackWPup Plugin Version.
$ wp backwpup version
BackWPup 5.6.0
### OUTPUT
# Show BackWPup Plugin Version.
$ wp backwpup version
BackWPup 5.6.0
# Show BackWPup Plugin Version and BackWPup Settings.
$ wp backwpup version --debug
BackWPup 5.6.0
Debug: Document root: /var/www/html/(0.487s)
Debug: Temp folder: /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads/backwpup/d14761/temp/ (0.487s)
Debug: Log folder: /var/www/html/wp-content/uploads/backwpup/d14761/logs/ (0.487s)
Debug: Server: (0.487s)
Debug: Operating System: Linux (0.487s)
Debug: PHP SAPI: cli (0.487s)
Debug: Current PHP user: root (0.487s)
Debug: Maximum execution time: 0 seconds (0.487s)
Debug: BackWPup maximum script execution time: 30 seconds (0.487s)
Debug: Alternative WP Cron: Off (0.487s)
Debug: Disabled WP Cron: Off (0.487s)
Debug: WP Cron is working: Yes (0.487s)
Debug: CHMOD Dir: 0755 (0.487s)
Debug: Server Time: 10:27 (0.487s)
Debug: Blog Time: 10:27 (0.487s)
Debug: Blog Timezone: (0.487s)
Debug: Blog Time offset: 0 hours (0.487s)
Debug: Blog language: en-US (0.487s)
Debug: MySQL Client encoding: utf8 (0.487s)
Debug: PHP Memory limit: -1 (0.487s)
Debug: WP memory limit: 40M (0.487s)
Debug: WP maximum memory limit: -1 (0.487s)
Debug: Memory in use: 12.00 MB (0.487s)
Debug: Loaded PHP Extensions: Core, ... (0.487s)