restic-init(1)

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

6       restic-init - Initialize a new repository
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic init [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The "init" command initializes a new repository.
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EXIT STATUS

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

27       --copy-chunker-params[=false]      copy  chunker  parameters  from  the
28       secondary repository (useful with the copy command)
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31       -h, --help[=false]      help for init
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34       --key-hint2=""       key  ID  of  key  to  try decrypting the secondary
35       repository first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT2)
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38       --password-command2=""       shell  command  to  obtain  the  secondary
39       repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND2)
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42       --password-file2=""      file to read the secondary repository password
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46       --repo2=""      secondary repository to copy  chunker  parameters  from
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51       itory location to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_REPOS‐
52       ITORY_FILE2)
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

57       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
58       tem certificates)
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61       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
62       fault cache directory)
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65       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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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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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       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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99       -p, --password-file=""      file to read the repository  password  from
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103       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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106       -r,  --repo=""       repository  to backup to or restore from (default:
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114       --tls-client-cert=""       path  to  a  file containing PEM encoded TLS
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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

EXIT STATUS

OPTIONS

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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