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+#!/usr/bin/perl -w
+
+use strict;
+use Getopt::Std;
+use FS::UID qw(adminsuidsetup);
+use FS::Conf;
+
+my $user = shift or die &usage;
+adminsuidsetup $user;
+
+#you can skip this just by not having the config
+use FS::Cron::backup qw(backup);
+backup();
+
+sub usage {
+ die "Usage:\n\n freeside-backup user\n";
+}
+
+###
+# documentation
+###
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+freeside-backup - Runs a backup
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+ freeside-backup user
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+Runs a backup. See the dump-scpdest and dump-localdest configuration options.
+
+=head1 BUGS
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+=cut
+
+1;
+