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NAME

6       restic-key - Manage keys (passwords)
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic key [flags] [list|add|remove|passwd] [ID]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The  "key"  command  manages keys (passwords) for accessing the reposi‐
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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 key
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31       --host=""      the hostname for new keys
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37       --user=""      the username for new keys
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

42       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
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46       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use  system  de‐
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53       --compression=auto      compression mode (only available for repository
54       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
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57       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
58       necting to the repository (insecure)
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61       --json[=false]       set  output mode to JSON for commands that support
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65       --key-hint=""      key ID of key  to  try  decrypting  first  (default:
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69       --limit-download=0       limits  downloads  to a maximum rate in KiB/s.
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77       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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84       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can  be  specified
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88       --pack-size=0       set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may
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92       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
93       word from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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100       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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103       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or  restore  from  (default:
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107       --repository-file=""       file  to  read  the repository location from
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111       --retry-lock=0s      retry to lock the  repository  if  it  is  already
112       locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h (default: no retries)
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115       --tls-client-cert=""       path  to  a  file containing PEM encoded TLS
116       client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)
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119       -v, --verbose[=0]      be verbose (specify multiple times  or  a  level
120       using --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)
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SEE ALSO

125       restic(1)
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