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title: "Step 4. Explore Backup Content"
description: "To view detailed information about specific backup, use the following command: where <backup_id> is the ID of the backup that you want to explore. Veeam Agent displays the following information about a file-level backup: For example:"
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# Step 4. Explore Backup Content

To view detailed information about specific backup, use the following command:

```
veeamconfig backup show --id <backup_id>
```

where `<backup_id>` is the ID of the backup that you want to explore.

Veeam Agent displays the following information about a file-level backup:

<table style="width:100%;" class="Blue_Table">
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <th style="vertical-align:middle; width:20%;">
      <p>Parameter</p>
    </th>
    <th style="vertical-align:middle;">
      <p>Description</p>
    </th>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Machine name</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Host name of the machine on which the backup job is configured and the name of the job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Backed up</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Backup scope for the file-level backup job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Include masks</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>File name masks that define files that must be included in the backup. This information is displayed if file name masks are specified for the backup job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Excluded from backup</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>Directories that must be excluded from backup.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr style="vertical-align:top">
    <td style="vertical-align:top; width:20%;">
      <p><span style="font-weight:bold;">Exclude masks</span></p>
    </td>
    <td style="vertical-align:top;">
      <p>File name masks that define files that must be excluded from the backup. This information is displayed if file name masks are specified for the backup job.</p>
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>

For example:

```
srv01# veeamconfig backup show --id bd99e384-b62f-47dc-ad38-f0b3dc5d3c40 
       Machine name: srv01 BackupJob
         File-level backup
         Backed up:
            /
         Excluded from backup:
            /dev/fd
            /devices
            /etc/dfs/sharetab
            /etc/mnttab
            /etc/svc/volatile
            /lib/libc.so.1
            /mnt/mount
            /mnt/veeambackup
            /proc
            /system/contract
            /system/object
            /system/zones/global/root/var/share/sstore/repo
            /tmp
            /var/run
```