restic-check(1)

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

6       restic-check - Check the repository for errors
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic check [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The "check" command tests the repository for errors and reports any er‐
17       rors it finds. It can also be used to read all data and therefore simu‐
18       late a restore.
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21       By default, the "check" command will always load all data directly from
22       the repository and not use a local cache.
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EXIT STATUS

27       Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero  if  there
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OPTIONS

33       -h, --help[=false]      help for check
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36       --read-data[=false]      read all data blobs
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39       --read-data-subset=""       read  a  subset of data packs, specified as
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41       with suffixes k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T for a random subset
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44       --with-cache[=false]      use the cache
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

49       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
50       tem certificates)
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53       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
54       fault cache directory)
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57       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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60       --compression=auto      compression mode (only available for repository
61       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max)
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64       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
65       necting to the repository (insecure)
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68       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
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72       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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76       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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80       --limit-upload=0      limits uploads to a maximum rate in  KiB/s.  (de‐
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84       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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87       --no-lock[=false]      do not lock the repository, this allows some op‐
88       erations on read-only repositories
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91       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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95       --pack-size=0       set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may
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99       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
100       word from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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103       -p,  --password-file=""       file to read the repository password from
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107       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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110       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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114       --repository-file=""       file  to  read  the repository location from
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118       --tls-client-cert=""      path to a file  containing  PEM  encoded  TLS
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122       -v,  --verbose[=0]       be  verbose (specify multiple times or a level
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