Quick Start

Install

Download a pre-built binary from the releases page, or build from source:

cargo build --release

The binary is at target/release/vger. See Installing for more details.

Create a config file

Generate a starter configuration in the current directory:

vger config

Or write it to a specific path:

vger config --dest ~/.config/vger/config.yaml

Edit the generated vger.yaml to set your repository path and source directories. Encryption is enabled by default. See Configuration for a full reference.

Initialize and back up

Initialize the repository (prompts for passphrase if encrypted):

vger init

Create a backup of all configured sources:

vger backup

Inspect snapshots

List all snapshots:

vger list

Show repository statistics:

vger info

List files inside a snapshot (use the hex ID from vger list):

vger list --snapshot a1b2c3d4

Restore

Restore files from a snapshot to a directory:

vger restore --snapshot a1b2c3d4 --dest /tmp/restored

For backup options, snapshot browsing, and maintenance tasks, see the workflow guides.