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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21       The full documentation can be found at https://restic.readthedocs.io/ .
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OPTIONS

26       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
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30       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
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37       --compression=auto      compression mode (only available for repository
38       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
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41       -h, --help[=false]      help for restic
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44       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
45       necting to the repository (insecure)
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48       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
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52       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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56       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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64       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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71       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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79       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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90       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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SEE ALSO

112       restic-backup(1),   restic-cache(1),   restic-cat(1),  restic-check(1),
113       restic-copy(1), restic-diff(1), restic-dump(1), restic-find(1), restic-
114       forget(1),  restic-generate(1),  restic-init(1), restic-key(1), restic-
115       list(1),  restic-ls(1),  restic-migrate(1),  restic-mount(1),   restic-
116       prune(1),   restic-recover(1),   restic-repair(1),   restic-restore(1),
117       restic-rewrite(1), restic-self-update(1), restic-snapshots(1),  restic-
118       stats(1), restic-tag(1), restic-unlock(1), restic-version(1)
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122generated by restic generate       Jan 2017                   restic backup(1)