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6 restic-key - Manage keys (passwords)
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11 restic key [flags] [list|add|remove|passwd] [ID]
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16 The "key" command manages keys (passwords) for accessing the reposi‐
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22 Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there
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28 -h, --help[=false] help for key
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31 --host="" the hostname for new keys
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34 --new-password-file="" file from which to read the new password
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37 --user="" the username for new keys
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46 --cache-dir="" set the cache directory. (default: use system de‐
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57 --key-hint="" key ID of key to try decrypting first (default:
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69 --no-cache[=false] do not use a local cache
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80 --password-command="" shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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84 -p, --password-file="" file to read the repository password from
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