restic/doc/man/restic.1

.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by `restic generate`" "" 
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.SH NAME
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restic \- Backup and restore files


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


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
restic is a backup program which allows saving multiple revisions of files and
directories in an encrypted repository stored on different backends.


.SH OPTIONS
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\fB\-\-cacert\fP=[]
    path to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)

.PP
\fB\-\-cache\-dir\fP=""
    set the cache directory

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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false]
    help for restic

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

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

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

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

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\fB\-\-no\-lock\fP[=false]
    do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read\-only repos

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

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\fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-password\-file\fP=""
    read the repository password from a file (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_FILE)

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

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\fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-repo\fP=""
    repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC\_REPOSITORY)


.SH SEE ALSO
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\fBrestic\-backup(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-cat(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-check(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-dump(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-find(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-forget(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-generate(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-init(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-key(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-list(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-ls(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-migrate(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-mount(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-prune(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-rebuild\-index(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-restore(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-snapshots(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-tag(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-unlock(1)\fP, \fBrestic\-version(1)\fP