#3563 Issue open: how to pass custom config parameter with rear command

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20pa5a1203 opened issue at 2026-02-11 06:28:

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rear -v recover BACKUP_PROG_ARCHIVE="localhost.localdomain+2026-02-10-14-55"

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rear -v recover BACKUP_PROG_ARCHIVE="localhost.localdomain+2026-02-10-14-55"

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gdha commented at 2026-02-12 08:25:

@20pa5a1203 Can you paste your /etc/rear/local.conf file for verification?

20pa5a1203 commented at 2026-02-12 08:53:

OUTPUT=ISO
OUTPUT_URL=nfs://10.X.X.X/ReaR-backup
BACKUP=NETFS
BACKUP_URL=nfs://10.X.X.X/ReaR-backup
BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE=("${BACKUP_PROG_EXCLUDE[@]}" '/media' '/var/tmp' '/var/crash')
BACKUP_PROG_ARCHIVE="hostname+date +%Y-%m-%d-%H"
ISO_PREFIX="hostname+date +%Y-%m-%d-%H"

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