restic/doc/man/restic-prune.1

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

.SH NAME
.PP
restic\-prune \- Remove unneeded data from the repository


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


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "prune" command checks the repository and removes data that is not
referenced and therefore not needed any more.


.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\-n\fP, \fB\-\-dry\-run\fP[=false]
	do not modify the repository, just print what would be done

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

.PP
\fB\-\-max\-repack\-size\fP=""
	maximum \fB\fCsize\fR to repack (allowed suffixes: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T)

.PP
\fB\-\-max\-unused\fP="5%"
	tolerate given \fB\fClimit\fR of unused data (absolute value in bytes with suffixes k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T, a value in % or the word 'unlimited')

.PP
\fB\-\-repack\-cacheable\-only\fP[=false]
	only repack packs which are cacheable


.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\-\-insecure\-tls\fP[=false]
	skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repo (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\-\-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