root@OpenWrt:~# sysupgrade -h
Usage: /sbin/sysupgrade [<upgrade-option>...] <image file or URL>
/sbin/sysupgrade [-q] [-i] [-c] [-u] [-o] [-k] [-P] <backup-command> <fil e>
upgrade-option:
-f <config> restore configuration from .tar.gz (file or url)
-i interactive mode
-c attempt to preserve all changed files in /etc/
-o attempt to preserve all changed files in /, except those
from packages but including changed confs.
-u skip from backup files that are equal to those in /rom
-n do not save configuration over reflash
-p do not attempt to restore the partition table after flash.
-k include in backup a list of current installed packages at
/etc/backup/installed_packages.txt
-s stay on current partition (for dual firmware devices)
-P create provisioning partition to keep sensitive data across
factory resets.
-T | --test
Verify image and config .tar.gz but do not actually flash.
-F | --force
Flash image even if image checks fail, this is dangerous!
--ignore-minor-compat-version
Flash image even if the minor compat version is incompatibl e.
-q less verbose
-v more verbose
-h | --help display this help
backup-command:
-b | --create-backup <file>
create .tar.gz of files specified in sysupgrade.conf
then exit. Does not flash an image. If file is '-',
i.e. stdout, verbosity is set to 0 (i.e. quiet).
-r | --restore-backup <file>
restore a .tar.gz created with sysupgrade -b
then exit. Does not flash an image. If file is '-',
the archive is read from stdin.
-l | --list-backup
list the files that would be backed up when calling
sysupgrade -b. Does not create a backup file.