restic/doc/man/restic-find.1

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

.SH NAME
.PP
restic-find - Find a file, a directory or restic IDs


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


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "find" command searches for files or directories in snapshots stored in the
repo.
It can also be used to search for restic blobs or trees for troubleshooting.


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB--blob\fP[=false]
	pattern is a blob-ID

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

.PP
\fB-H\fP, \fB--host\fP=[]
	only consider snapshots for this \fB\fChost\fR, when no snapshot ID is given (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB-i\fP, \fB--ignore-case\fP[=false]
	ignore case for pattern

.PP
\fB-l\fP, \fB--long\fP[=false]
	use a long listing format showing size and mode

.PP
\fB-N\fP, \fB--newest\fP=""
	newest modification date/time

.PP
\fB-O\fP, \fB--oldest\fP=""
	oldest modification date/time

.PP
\fB--pack\fP[=false]
	pattern is a pack-ID

.PP
\fB--path\fP=[]
	only consider snapshots which include this (absolute) \fB\fCpath\fR, when no snapshot-ID is given

.PP
\fB--show-pack-id\fP[=false]
	display the pack-ID the blobs belong to (with --blob or --tree)

.PP
\fB-s\fP, \fB--snapshot\fP=[]
	snapshot \fB\fCid\fR to search in (can be given multiple times)

.PP
\fB--tag\fP=[]
	only consider snapshots which include this \fB\fCtaglist\fR, when no snapshot-ID is given

.PP
\fB--tree\fP[=false]
	pattern is a tree-ID


.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 EXAMPLE
.PP
.RS

.nf
restic find config.json
restic find --json "*.yml" "*.json"
restic find --json --blob 420f620f b46ebe8a ddd38656
restic find --show-pack-id --blob 420f620f
restic find --tree 577c2bc9 f81f2e22 a62827a9
restic find --pack 025c1d06

EXIT STATUS
===========

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


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.RE


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