Command Cheatsheet

This page is for copy/paste work. Use it when you already know which workflow you want.

Quick Commands

Task	Command
Show global help	`ethernity --help`
Show backup help	`ethernity backup --help`
Show recover help	`ethernity recover --help`
Show extend help	`ethernity extend --help`
Show compact help	`ethernity compact --help`
Show mint help	`ethernity mint --help`
Create backup	`ethernity backup --input ./file.txt --output-dir ./backup-out --passphrase "example"`
Recover from scans	`ethernity recover --scan ./backup-out --passphrase "example" --output ./restored.bin`
Recover from fallback text	`ethernity recover --fallback-file ./recovery.txt --passphrase "example" --output ./restored.bin`
Extend an unsealed root	`ethernity extend --root-dir ./backup-root --input-dir ./docs --base-dir ./docs --passphrase "example"`
Compact a root into a fresh standalone backup	`ethernity compact --root-dir ./backup-root --output-dir ./backup-compacted --passphrase "example"`
Mint new shard PDFs	`ethernity mint --scan ./backup-root --shard-threshold 2 --shard-count 3 --output-dir ./minted`
Generate recovery kit QR PDF	`ethernity kit --output ./recovery_kit_qr.pdf`
Open config	`ethernity config`

recover --output defaults to stdout only for single-file recovery.
Multi-file recovery requires --output to be a directory.
extend works on a writable unsealed backup root.
compact writes a new standalone backup. It does not rewrite the old one in place.

If you are unsure, start with sentinel.