BLURAY_BACKUP(1)
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NAME
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bluray_backup - back up a Blu-ray

SYNOPSIS
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*bluray_backup* ['PATH'] ['OPTIONS']

DESCRIPTION
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The bluray_backup(1) program will back up a Blu-ray to a directory and skip DRM.

Input path can be a single filename (image) or a device name. The default device is based on your operating system, and is the primary optical drive.

bluray_backup will copy the contents to the current working directory by default.

OPTIONS
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*-d, --directory* 'DIRECTORY'
	Save backup to directory.

*-k, --keydb* 'FILENAME'
	Location to 'KEYDB.cfg' used by libaacs for decryption. Default is
	'~/.config/aacs/KEYDB.cfg'.

*-s, --skip-m2ts*
	Don't back up the videos of the Blu-ray. Useful for debugging.

*-h, --help*
	Display help output.

*--version*
	Display version information.

SEE ALSO
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bluray_info(1), bluray_player(1), bluray_copy(1), bluray_rip(1)

BUGS
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*bluray_backup* does not wait for an optical device to be ready. Wait for it to
finish "polling" before running the program.

Please file bugs at <https://github.com/beandog/bluray_info/issues>

AUTHOR
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bluray_backup was written by Steve Dibb <steve.dibb@gmail.com>

It is a rewrite of 'bluraybackup' by Matteo Bini.

RESOURCES
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Source code available at GitHub: <https://github.com/beandog/bluray_info>

Main web site: <https://dvds.beandog.org>

COPYING
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Copyright \(C) 2025 Steve Dibb. Free use of this software is granted under the
terms of the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPL).
