diff --git a/src/bin/backup-client.rs b/src/bin/backup-client.rs
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+++ b/src/bin/backup-client.rs
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+extern crate apitest;
+
+use failure::*;
+
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+
+use apitest::cli::command::*;
+use apitest::api::schema::*;
+use apitest::api::router::*;
+use apitest::backup::chunk_store::*;
+use serde_json::{json, Value};
+use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
+
+use apitest::config::datastore;
+
+fn backup_file(param: Value, _info: &ApiMethod) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+
+    println!("Backup file '{}'", param["filename"].as_str().unwrap());
+    
+    Ok(Value::Null)
+}
+
+
+fn main() {
+
+    let cmd_def = CliCommand::new(
+        ApiMethod::new(
+            backup_file,
+            ObjectSchema::new("Create backup from file.")
+                .required("filename", StringSchema::new("Source file name."))
+                .required("store", StringSchema::new("Datastore name."))
+        ))
+        .arg_param(vec!["filename"]);
+        
+    if let Err(err) = run_cli_command(&cmd_def.into()) {
+        eprintln!("Error: {}", err);
+        print_cli_usage();
+        std::process::exit(-1);
+    }
+
+}