restic/doc/man/restic-self-update.1

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

.SH NAME
.PP
restic\-self\-update \- Update the restic binary


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic self\-update [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The command "self\-update" downloads the latest stable release of restic from
GitHub and replaces the currently running binary. After download, the
authenticity of the binary is verified using the GPG signature on the release
files.


.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\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false]
	help for self\-update

.PP
\fB\-\-output\fP=""
	Save the downloaded file as \fB\fCfilename\fR (default: running binary itself)


.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 repo, this allows some operations on read\-only repos

.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\-\-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 \-\-verbose multiple times or level \-\-verbose=\fB\fCn\fR)


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