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

6       restic - Backup and restore files
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       restic  is  a  backup program which allows saving multiple revisions of
17       files and directories in an encrypted repository  stored  on  different
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OPTIONS

23       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
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27       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
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31       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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34       -h, --help[=false]      help for restic
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37       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
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41       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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45       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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60       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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64       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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75       -r,  --repo=""       repository  to backup to or restore from (default:
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SEE ALSO

93       restic-backup(1),   restic-cache(1),   restic-cat(1),  restic-check(1),
94       restic-copy(1),   restic-diff(1),    restic-dump(1),    restic-find(1),
95       restic-forget(1),  restic-generate(1),  restic-init(1),  restic-key(1),
96       restic-list(1),   restic-ls(1),   restic-migrate(1),   restic-mount(1),
97       restic-prune(1), restic-rebuild-index(1), restic-recover(1), restic-re‐
98       store(1), restic-self-update(1), restic-snapshots(1),  restic-stats(1),
99       restic-tag(1), restic-unlock(1), restic-version(1)
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103generated by restic generate       Jan 2017                   restic backup(1)