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 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin] How to use WP-CLI to run a backup job?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-wp-cli-to-run-a-backup-job/)
 *  [shrimphead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shrimphead/)
 * (@shrimphead)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-wp-cli-to-run-a-backup-job/#post-6708970)
 * Ok. After a bit of checking around. I found the [
    Github repo for backwpup  
   And discovered the basics.
 * `wp backpwup jobs`
    – this lists the backwpup jobs and the ID number
 * `wp backpwup start [ID#]`
    – this will run the job with the corresponding [ID#]
 * The basic jobs are:
    -  **abort** Abort a working BackWPup Job
    -  **jobs** Display a List of Jobs
    -  **start** Start a BackWPup job
    -  **working** See Status of a working job
 * for more info type:
    `wp backwpup help`
 *   Forum: [Plugins](https://wordpress.org/support/forum/plugins-and-hacks/)
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   reply to: [[BackWPup – WordPress Backup & Restore Plugin] How to use WP-CLI to run a backup job?](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-wp-cli-to-run-a-backup-job/)
 *  [shrimphead](https://wordpress.org/support/users/shrimphead/)
 * (@shrimphead)
 * [10 years, 7 months ago](https://wordpress.org/support/topic/how-to-use-wp-cli-to-run-a-backup-job/#post-6708965)
 * I also cannot find any documentation on how to user BackWPup with wp-cli. Would
   really like to know.
 * Thanks.

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