restic/doc/man/restic-restore.1

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.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by \fB\fCrestic generate\fR" ""

.SH NAME
.PP
restic-restore - Extract the data from a snapshot


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic restore [flags] snapshotID\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "restore" command extracts the data from a snapshot from the repository to
a directory.

.PP
The special snapshot "latest" can be used to restore the latest snapshot in the
repository.


.SH EXIT STATUS
.PP
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there was any error.


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB-e\fP, \fB--exclude\fP=[]
	exclude a \fB\fCpattern\fR (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for restore

.PP
\fB-H\fP, \fB--host\fP=[]
	only consider snapshots for this host when the snapshot ID is "latest" (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--iexclude\fP=[]
	same as \fB\fC--exclude\fR but ignores the casing of filenames

.PP
\fB--iinclude\fP=[]
	same as \fB\fC--include\fR but ignores the casing of filenames

.PP
\fB-i\fP, \fB--include\fP=[]
	include a \fB\fCpattern\fR, exclude everything else (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--path\fP=[]
	only consider snapshots which include this (absolute) \fB\fCpath\fR for snapshot ID "latest"

.PP
\fB--tag\fP=[]
	only consider snapshots which include this \fB\fCtaglist\fR for snapshot ID "latest"

.PP
\fB-t\fP, \fB--target\fP=""
	directory to extract data to

.PP
\fB--verify\fP[=false]
	verify restored files content


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.PP
\fB--cacert\fP=[]
	\fB\fCfile\fR to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)

.PP
\fB--cache-dir\fP=""
	set the cache \fB\fCdirectory\fR\&. (default: use system default cache directory)

.PP
\fB--cleanup-cache\fP[=false]
	auto remove old cache directories

.PP
\fB--compression\fP=auto
	compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|max)

.PP
\fB--insecure-tls\fP[=false]
	skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repository (insecure)

.PP
\fB--json\fP[=false]
	set output mode to JSON for commands that support it

.PP
\fB--key-hint\fP=""
	\fB\fCkey\fR ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)

.PP
\fB--limit-download\fP=0
	limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

.PP
\fB--limit-upload\fP=0
	limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

.PP
\fB--no-cache\fP[=false]
	do not use a local cache

.PP
\fB--no-lock\fP[=false]
	do not lock the repository, this allows some operations on read-only repositories

.PP
\fB-o\fP, \fB--option\fP=[]
	set extended option (\fB\fCkey=value\fR, can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--pack-size\fP=0
	set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may be larger (default: $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)

.PP
\fB--password-command\fP=""
	shell \fB\fCcommand\fR to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

.PP
\fB-p\fP, \fB--password-file\fP=""
	\fB\fCfile\fR to read the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)

.PP
\fB-q\fP, \fB--quiet\fP[=false]
	do not output comprehensive progress report

.PP
\fB-r\fP, \fB--repo\fP=""
	\fB\fCrepository\fR to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)

.PP
\fB--repository-file\fP=""
	\fB\fCfile\fR to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)

.PP
\fB--tls-client-cert\fP=""
	path to a \fB\fCfile\fR containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key

.PP
\fB-v\fP, \fB--verbose\fP[=0]
	be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=\fB\fCn\fR, max level/times is 3)


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBrestic(1)\fP