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# Back up your wordlist

LESP provides a simple method for backing up your current wordlist state. This is done by calling the `backup()` method. This method takes in a single argument, `path`, which is the path to the backup file. If the file does not exist, it will be created. If it does exist, it will be overwritten. The default path is `wordlist_backup`.

```python
from lesp import Proofreader

proofreader = Proofreader()

proofreader.backup()
```

If you already have a backup file, you can restore your wordlist to the state of the backup file by calling the `restore()` method. This method takes in two arguments, `overwrite_current` and `path`. `overwrite_current` is a boolean value that determines whether the current wordlist should be overwritten by the backup file. If `overwrite_current` is `False`, the backup file will be appended to the current wordlist. `path` is the path to the backup file. The default value for `overwrite_current` is `False` and the default value for `path` is `wordlist_backup`.

```python
from lesp import Proofreader

proofreader = Proofreader()

proofreader.restore()
```