restic/doc/man/restic-dump.1

.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by `restic generate`" "" 
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.SH NAME
.PP
restic\-dump \- Print a backed\-up file to stdout


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic dump [flags] snapshotID file\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "dump" command extracts files from a snapshot from the repository. If a
single file is selected, it prints its contents to stdout. Folders are output
as a tar (default) or zip file containing the contents of the specified folder.
Pass "/" as file name to dump the whole snapshot as an archive file.

.PP
The special snapshot "latest" can be used to use 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\-a\fP, \fB\-\-archive\fP="tar"
    set archive \fB\fCformat\fR as "tar" or "zip"

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

.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\-\-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"


.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\-\-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\-\-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