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NAME

6       restic-prune - Remove unneeded data from the repository
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic prune [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The  "prune" command checks the repository and removes data that is not
17       referenced and therefore not needed any more.
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EXIT STATUS

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

28       -n,  --dry-run[=false]       do  not  modify the repository, just print
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35       --max-repack-size=""      maximum size  to  repack  (allowed  suffixes:
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39       --max-unused="5%"       tolerate  given  limit of unused data (absolute
40       value in bytes with suffixes k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T, a value in  %  or  the
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44       --repack-cacheable-only[=false]      only repack packs which are cache‐
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52       --repack-uncompressed[=false]      repack all uncompressed data
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56       BEFORE USING! Try to recover a repository stuck with no free space.  Do
57       not use without trying out 'prune --max-repack-size 0' first.
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

62       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
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66       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
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70       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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77       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
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85       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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89       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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97       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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108       --pack-size=0       set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may
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112       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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116       -p,  --password-file=""       file to read the repository password from
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120       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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123       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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135       -v,  --verbose[=0]       be  verbose (specify multiple times or a level
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SEE ALSO

141       restic(1)
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