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6 restic-check - Check the repository for errors
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11 restic check [flags]
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16 The "check" command tests the repository for errors and reports any er‐
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21 By default, the "check" command will always load all data directly from
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33 -h, --help[=false] help for check
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36 --read-data[=false] read all data blobs
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39 --read-data-subset="" read a subset of data packs, specified as
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44 --with-cache[=false] use existing cache, only read uncached data
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50 --cacert=[] file to load root certificates from (default: use sys‐
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69 --json[=false] set output mode to JSON for commands that support
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73 --key-hint="" key ID of key to try decrypting first (default:
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100 --password-command="" shell command to obtain the repository pass‐
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104 -p, --password-file="" file to read the repository password from
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111 -r, --repo="" repository to backup to or restore from (default:
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123 --tls-client-cert="" path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS
124 client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)
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