restic-diff(1)

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

6       restic-diff - Show differences between two snapshots
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic diff [flags] snapshot-ID snapshot-ID
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DESCRIPTION

16       The "diff" command shows differences from the first to the second
17       snapshot. The first characters in each line display what has happened
18       to a particular file or directory:
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21              · +  The item was added
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23              · -  The item was removed
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25              · U  The metadata (access mode, timestamps, ...) for the item
26                was updated
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28              · M  The file's content was modified
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30              · T  The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink
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EXIT STATUS

36       Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there
37       was any error.
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OPTIONS

42       -h, --help[=false]
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46       --metadata[=false]
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52       --cacert=[]
53           file to load root certificates from (default: use system
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57       --cache-dir=""
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62       --cleanup-cache[=false]
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70       --key-hint=""
71           key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)
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74       --limit-download=0
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82       --no-cache[=false]
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91       -o, --option=[]
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95       --password-command=""
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100       -p, --password-file=""
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105       -q, --quiet[=false]
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109       -r, --repo=""
110           repository to backup to or restore from (default:
111       $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)
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114       --repository-file=""
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119       --tls-client-cert=""
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

SEE ALSO