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 snap‐
17       shot. The first characters in each line display what has happened to  a
18       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
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OPTIONS

42       -h, --help[=false]      help for diff
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45       --metadata[=false]      print changes in metadata
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

50       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
51       tem certificates)
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54       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
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58       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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61       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
62       it
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65       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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69       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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77       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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80       --no-lock[=false]      do not lock the repository, this allows some op‐
81       erations on read-only repositories
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84       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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88       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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92       -p, --password-file=""      file to read the repository  password  from
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96       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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99       -r,  --repo=""       repository  to backup to or restore from (default:
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103       --repository-file=""      file to read  the  repository  location  from
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107       --tls-client-cert=""       path  to  a  file containing PEM encoded TLS
108       client certificate and private key
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SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

EXIT STATUS

OPTIONS

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

SEE ALSO