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       --compression=auto      compression mode (only available for repository
35       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max)
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38       -h, --help[=false]      help for restic
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41       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
42       necting to the repository (insecure)
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45       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
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49       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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68       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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72       --pack-size=0       set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may
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76       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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87       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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SEE ALSO

105       restic-backup(1),  restic-cache(1),   restic-cat(1),   restic-check(1),
106       restic-copy(1), restic-diff(1), restic-dump(1), restic-find(1), restic-
107       forget(1), restic-generate(1), restic-init(1),  restic-key(1),  restic-
108       list(1),   restic-ls(1),  restic-migrate(1),  restic-mount(1),  restic-
109       prune(1),   restic-rebuild-index(1),   restic-recover(1),    restic-re‐
110       store(1),  restic-self-update(1), restic-snapshots(1), restic-stats(1),
111       restic-tag(1), restic-unlock(1), restic-version(1)
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115generated by restic generate       Jan 2017                   restic backup(1)