restic-self-update(1)

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

6       restic-self-update - Update the restic binary
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic self-update [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The command "self-update" downloads the latest stable release of restic
17       from GitHub and replaces the currently running binary. After  download,
18       the  authenticity  of the binary is verified using the GPG signature on
19       the release files.
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EXIT STATUS

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

30       -h, --help[=false]      help for self-update
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33       --output=""      Save the downloaded file as filename (default: running
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

39       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
40       tem certificates)
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43       --cache-dir=""       set  the cache directory. (default: use system de‐
44       fault cache directory)
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47       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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54       --key-hint=""       key  ID  of  key  to try decrypting first (default:
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58       --limit-download=0      limits downloads to a maximum  rate  in  KiB/s.
59       (default: unlimited)
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66       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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69       --no-lock[=false]      do not lock the repository, this allows some op‐
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73       -o,  --option=[]       set extended option (key=value, can be specified
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77       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
78       word from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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81       -p,  --password-file=""       file to read the repository password from
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85       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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88       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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92       --repository-file=""       file  to  read  the repository location from
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96       --tls-client-cert=""      path to a file  containing  PEM  encoded  TLS
97       client certificate and private key
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100       -v,  --verbose[=0]       be  verbose (specify multiple times or a level
101       using --verbose=n, max level/times is 3)
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