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

6       restic-restore - Extract the data from a snapshot
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic restore [flags] snapshotID
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DESCRIPTION

16       The "restore" command extracts the data from a snapshot from the repos‐
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20       The special snapshot "latest" can be used to restore the  latest  snap‐
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EXIT STATUS

26       Exit  status  is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there
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OPTIONS

32       -e, --exclude=[]      exclude a  pattern  (can  be  specified  multiple
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43       --iexclude=[]      same as --exclude but ignores the  casing  of  file‐
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59       --sparse[=false]      restore files as sparse
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66       -t, --target=""      directory to extract data to
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

74       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
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78       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
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86       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max)
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90       necting to the repository (insecure)
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93       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
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97       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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101       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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116       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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120       --pack-size=0       set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may
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124       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
125       word from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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132       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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135       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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143       --tls-client-cert=""      path to a file  containing  PEM  encoded  TLS
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147       -v,  --verbose[=0]       be  verbose (specify multiple times or a level
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SEE ALSO

153       restic(1)
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