restic-init(1)

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

6       restic-init - Initialize a new repository
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic init [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The "init" command initializes a new repository.
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EXIT STATUS

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

27       --copy-chunker-params[=false]      copy  chunker  parameters  from  the
28       secondary repository (useful with the copy command)
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31       --from-key-hint=""       key  ID  of  key  to try decrypting the source
32       repository first (default: $RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT)
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35       --from-password-command=""      shell  command  to  obtain  the  source
36       repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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39       --from-password-file=""       file  to read the source repository pass‐
40       word from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE)
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43       --from-repo=""      source repository to copy chunker  parameters  from
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47       --from-repository-file=""       file  from  which  to  read  the source
48       repository  location  to  copy  chunker   parameters   from   (default:
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52       -h, --help[=false]      help for init
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55       --repository-version="stable"       repository  format  version to use,
56       allowed values are a format version, 'latest' and 'stable'
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

61       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
62       tem certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
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65       --cache-dir=""       set  the cache directory. (default: use system de‐
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69       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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72       --compression=auto      compression mode (only available for repository
73       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
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76       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
77       necting to the repository (insecure)
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80       --json[=false]      set output mode to JSON for commands  that  support
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84       --key-hint=""       key  ID  of  key  to try decrypting first (default:
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88       --limit-download=0      limits downloads to a maximum  rate  in  KiB/s.
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96       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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99       --no-lock[=false]      do not lock the repository, this allows some op‐
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103       -o,  --option=[]       set extended option (key=value, can be specified
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107       --pack-size=0      set target pack size in MiB, created pack files  may
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111       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
112       word from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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119       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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122       -r,  --repo=""       repository  to backup to or restore from (default:
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126       --repository-file=""      file to read  the  repository  location  from
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130       --retry-lock=0s       retry  to  lock  the  repository if it is already
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135       client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)
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138       -v,  --verbose[=0]       be  verbose (specify multiple times or a level
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DESCRIPTION

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