borgbackup · ThomasWaldmann · Mar 15, 2026 · Mar 15, 2026 · Mar 15, 2026 · Mar 15, 2026
diff --git a/.github/workflows/canary.yml b/.github/workflows/canary.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: Canary (Unlocked Requirements)
 
 on:
   schedule:
-    - cron: '0 9 * * 0'  # Run weekly on Sunday at 09:00 UTC
+    - cron: '0 7 * * *'  # Run at 07:00 UTC
   workflow_dispatch:      # Allow manual trigger
 
 permissions:
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install Linux packages
       if: ${{ runner.os == 'Linux' }}
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update
         sudo apt-get install -y pkg-config build-essential
@@ -59,16 +60,19 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Install macOS packages
       if: ${{ runner.os == 'macOS' }}
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         brew bundle install || true
 
     - name: Install Python requirements (UNLOCKED)
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         python -m pip install --upgrade pip setuptools wheel
         # Use UNLOCKED requirements to catch upstream breakages
         pip install -r requirements.d/development.txt
 
     - name: Install borgbackup
+      shell: bash
       run: |
         if [[ "${{ matrix.toxenv }}" == *"llfuse"* ]]; then
           pip install -e ".[llfuse,cockpit]"
@@ -87,7 +91,7 @@ jobs:
           python -m pytest -n4 --benchmark-skip -vv -rs -k "not remote" --cov=borg --cov-config=pyproject.toml --cov-report=xml --junitxml=test-results.xml
         else
           # Force tox to use the unlocked requirements in its environment creation
-          # by overriding the deps if possible, or just trusting it uses development.txt 
+          # by overriding the deps if possible, or just trusting it uses development.txt
           # which we already installed in the root. Actually tox creates its own venv.
           # We need to tell tox to use the unlocked file.
           tox -e ${{ matrix.toxenv }} --override "env_run_base.deps=[-rrequirements.d/development.txt]"

diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ borg.exe
 coverage.xml
 test-results.xml
 .vagrant
-
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/docs/changes.rst b/docs/changes.rst
@@ -156,8 +156,8 @@ Compatibility notes:
 Change Log 2.x
 ==============
 
-Version 2.0.0b21 (not released yet)
------------------------------------
+Version 2.0.0b21 (2026-03-16)
+-----------------------------
 
 Please note:
 
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ above.
 
 New features:
 
+- support https/http (REST) repositories via borgstore, #9480
 - use jsonargparse as CLI argument/option parser, also supporting YAML configs
   for defaults and auto-generated environment variables to override defaults, #6551
 - create --paths-from-shell-command, #5968

diff --git a/docs/man/borg-analyze.1 b/docs/man/borg-analyze.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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+.\" Man page generated from reStructuredText
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-.TH "BORG-ANALYZE" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-analyze" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-analyze \- Analyzes archives.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -85,7 +86,6 @@ consider archives newer than (now \- TIMESPAN), e.g., 7d or 12m.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-benchmark-cpu.1 b/docs/man/borg-benchmark-cpu.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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-.TH "BORG-BENCHMARK-CPU" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-benchmark-cpu" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-benchmark-cpu \- Benchmark CPU-bound operations.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -48,10 +49,15 @@ enough free memory so there will be no slow down due to paging activity
 .SH OPTIONS
 .sp
 See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
+.SS options
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B  \-\-json
+format output as JSON
+.UNINDENT
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-benchmark-crud.1 b/docs/man/borg-benchmark-crud.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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-.TH "BORG-BENCHMARK-CRUD" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-benchmark-crud" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-benchmark-crud \- Benchmark Create, Read, Update, Delete for archives.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -89,10 +90,15 @@ See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
 .B PATH
 path where to create benchmark input data
 .UNINDENT
+.SS options
+.INDENT 0.0
+.TP
+.B  \-\-json\-lines
+Format output as JSON Lines.
+.UNINDENT
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-benchmark.1 b/docs/man/borg-benchmark.1
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-.TH "BORG-BENCHMARK" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-benchmark" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-benchmark \- benchmark command
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
@@ -42,7 +43,6 @@ These commands do various benchmarks.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP, \fIborg\-benchmark\-crud(1)\fP, \fIborg\-benchmark\-cpu(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-break-lock.1 b/docs/man/borg-break-lock.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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-.TH "BORG-BREAK-LOCK" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-break-lock" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-break-lock \- Breaks the repository lock (for example, if it was left by a dead Borg process).
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -44,7 +45,6 @@ See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-check.1 b/docs/man/borg-check.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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-.TH "BORG-CHECK" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-check" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-check \- Checks repository consistency.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ the file magic headers, and both the metadata and data of all objects in
 the repository. The read data is checked by size and hash. Bit rot and other
 types of accidental damage can be detected this way. Running the repository
 check can be split into multiple partial checks using \fB\-\-max\-duration\fP\&.
-When checking an  <ssh://>  remote repository, please note that the checks run on
+When checking an \%<ssh://> remote repository, please note that the checks run on
 the server and do not cause significant network traffic.
 .IP 2. 3
 Checking consistency and correctness of the archive metadata and optionally
@@ -105,7 +106,7 @@ The check command is a read\-only task by default. If any corruption is found,
 Borg will report the issue and proceed with checking. To actually repair the
 issues found, pass \fB\-\-repair\fP\&.
 .sp
-\fBNOTE:\fP
+\fBNote:\fP
 .INDENT 0.0
 .INDENT 3.5
 \fB\-\-repair\fP is a \fBPOTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FEATURE\fP and might lead to data
@@ -197,7 +198,6 @@ consider archives newer than (now \- TIMESPAN), e.g., 7d or 12m.
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-common.1 b/docs/man/borg-common.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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-.TH "BORG-COMMON" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-common" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-common \- Common options of Borg commands
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .INDENT 0.0
@@ -99,7 +100,6 @@ repository to use
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-compact.1 b/docs/man/borg-compact.1
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-.TH "BORG-COMPACT" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-compact" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-compact \- Collects garbage in the repository.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ $ borg compact
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-completion.1 b/docs/man/borg-completion.1
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-.TH "BORG-COMPLETION" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-completion" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-completion \- Output shell completion script for the given shell.
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .sp
@@ -70,7 +71,6 @@ eval \(dq$(borg completion zsh)\(dq
 .SH SEE ALSO
 .sp
 \fIborg\-common(1)\fP
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.
diff --git a/docs/man/borg-compression.1 b/docs/man/borg-compression.1
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
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-.TH "BORG-COMPRESSION" "1" "2025-12-23" "" "borg backup tool"
-.SH NAME
+.TH "borg-compression" "1" "2026-03-15" "" "borg backup tool"
+.SH Name
 borg-compression \- Details regarding compression
 .SH DESCRIPTION
 .sp
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ Example probabilities for SPEC \fB1\fP:
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
 Uses the Padmé algorithm to deterministically pad the compressed size to a sum of
-powers of 2, limiting overhead to 12%. See  <https://lbarman.ch/blog/padme/>  for details.
+powers of 2, limiting overhead to 12%. See \%<https://\:lbarman\:.ch/\:blog/\:padme/> for details.
 .UNINDENT
 .sp
 Examples:
@@ -174,7 +175,6 @@ borg create \-\-compression obfuscate,250,zstd,3 ...
 .EE
 .UNINDENT
 .UNINDENT
-.SH AUTHOR
+.SH Author
 The Borg Collective
-.\" Generated by docutils manpage writer.
-.
+.\" End of generated man page.