restic-self-update(1)

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

6       restic-self-update - Update the restic binary
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SYNOPSIS

11       restic self-update [flags]
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DESCRIPTION

16       The command "self-update" downloads the latest stable release of restic
17       from GitHub and replaces the currently running binary. After  download,
18       the  authenticity  of the binary is verified using the GPG signature on
19       the release files.
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EXIT STATUS

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

30       -h, --help[=false]      help for self-update
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33       --output=""      Save the downloaded file as filename (default: running
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OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

39       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
40       tem certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
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43       --cache-dir=""       set  the cache directory. (default: use system de‐
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47       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories
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50       --compression=auto      compression mode (only available for repository
51       format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
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54       --insecure-tls[=false]      skip TLS certificate verification when con‐
55       necting to the repository (insecure)
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62       --key-hint=""       key  ID  of  key  to try decrypting first (default:
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74       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache
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78       erations on read-only repositories
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81       -o,  --option=[]       set extended option (key=value, can be specified
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89       --password-command=""      shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
90       word from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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93       -p, --password-file=""      file to read the repository  password  from
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97       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report
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100       -r,  --repo=""       repository  to backup to or restore from (default:
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104       --repository-file=""      file to read  the  repository  location  from
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108       --retry-lock=0s       retry  to  lock  the  repository if it is already
109       locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h (default: no retries)
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112       --tls-client-cert=""      path to a file  containing  PEM  encoded  TLS
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NAME

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

EXIT STATUS

OPTIONS

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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