# quiet option or no output mode

**URL:** <https://forums.percona.com/t/quiet-option-or-no-output-mode/2262>\
**Category:** Percona XtraBackup\
**Created:** [June 19, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/quiet-option-or-no-output-mode/2262 "2012-06-19T14:54:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![payomeke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@payomeke](https://forums.percona.com/u/payomeke)\
**Post date:** [June 19, 2012, 2:54pm UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/quiet-option-or-no-output-mode/2262/1 "2012-06-19T14:54:10Z")

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Hi there.

Im wondering if there is some option with innobackupex to not show all those messages when its making a backup.

In the manual can’t see any and found nothing in google about this.

Any help? I just want to know if the backup is made or not and remove the rest.

Thanks.

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**Author:** ![payomeke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@payomeke](https://forums.percona.com/u/payomeke)\
**Post date:** [June 21, 2012, 3:15am UTC](https://forums.percona.com/t/quiet-option-or-no-output-mode/2262/2 "2012-06-21T03:15:00Z")

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So nothing about this, isnt it? i suppose have to use &\>/dev/null instead

Thanks anyway