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rclone backend
Run a backend-specific command.
Synopsis
This runs a backend-specific command. The commands themselves (except for "help" and "features") are defined by the backends and you should see the backend docs for definitions.
You can discover what commands a backend implements by using
rclone backend help remote:
rclone backend help <backendname>
You can also discover information about the backend using (see operations/fsinfo in the remote control docs for more info).
rclone backend features remote:
Pass options to the backend command with -o. This should be key=value or key, e.g.:
rclone backend stats remote:path stats -o format=json -o long
Pass arguments to the backend by placing them on the end of the line
rclone backend cleanup remote:path file1 file2 file3
Note to run these commands on a running backend then see backend/command in the rc docs.
rclone backend <command> remote:path [opts] <args> [flags]
Options
-h, --help help for backend
--json Always output in JSON format
-o, --option stringArray Option in the form name=value or name
Options shared with other commands are described next. See the global flags page for global options not listed here.
Important Options
Important flags useful for most commands
-n, --dry-run Do a trial run with no permanent changes
-i, --interactive Enable interactive mode
-v, --verbose count Print lots more stuff (repeat for more)
See Also
- rclone - Show help for rclone commands, flags and backends.