restic-backup(1)

1restic backup(1)                                              restic backup(1)
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NAME

6       restic-backup - Create a new backup of files and/or directories
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic backup [flags] FILE/DIR [FILE/DIR] ...
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DESCRIPTION

16       The "backup" command creates a new snapshot and saves the files and
17       directories given as the arguments.
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OPTIONS

22       -e, --exclude=[]
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28       file. See ⟨http://bford.info/cachedir/spec.html⟩ for the Cache
29       Directory Tagging Standard
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32       --exclude-file=[]
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36       --exclude-if-present=[]
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42       --files-from=[]
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47       -f, --force[=false]
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52       -h, --help[=false]
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75       has the same target files/directories)
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78       --stdin[=false]
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

100       --cacert=[]
101           file to load root certificates from (default: use system
102       certificates)
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110       --cleanup-cache[=false]
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139       -o, --option=[]
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153       -q, --quiet[=false]
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157       -r, --repo=""
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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

OPTIONS

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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