restic-cat(1)

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

6       restic-cat - Print internal objects to stdout
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic  cat [flags] [masterkey|config|pack ID|blob ID|snapshot ID|index
12       ID|key ID|lock ID|tree snapshot:subfolder]
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DESCRIPTION

17       The "cat" command is used to print internal objects to stdout.
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EXIT STATUS

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

28       -h, --help[=false]      help for cat
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

33       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
34       tem certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
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37       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
38       fault cache directory)
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41       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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44       --compression=auto      compression mode (only available for repository
45       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
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48       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
49       necting to the repository (insecure)
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52       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
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56       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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60       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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68       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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71       --no-lock[=false]      do not lock the repository, this allows some op‐
72       erations on read-only repositories
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75       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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79       --pack-size=0       set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may
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83       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
84       word from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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87       -p,  --password-file=""       file to read the repository password from
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91       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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94       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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98       --repository-file=""       file  to  read  the repository location from
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102       --retry-lock=0s      retry to lock the  repository  if  it  is  already
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106       --tls-client-cert=""       path  to  a  file containing PEM encoded TLS
107       client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)
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110       -v, --verbose[=0]      be verbose (specify multiple times  or  a  level
111       using --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)
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SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

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OPTIONS

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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