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@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ These are up to date binaries, built in a reproducible and verifiable way, that
you can download and run without having to do additional installation work.
Please see the :ref:`official_binaries` section below for various downloads.
Official bianaries can be updated in place by using the ``restic self-update``
command.
Mac OS X
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@ -138,6 +140,38 @@ are considered stable and releases are made regularly in a controlled manner.
There's both pre-compiled binaries for different platforms as well as the source
code available for download. Just download and run the one matching your system.
The official binaries can be updated in place using the ``restic self-update``
command:
.. code-block:: console
$ restic version
restic 0.9.1 compiled with go1.10.3 on linux/amd64
$ restic self-update
find latest release of restic at GitHub
latest version is 0.9.2
download file SHA256SUMS
download SHA256SUMS
download file SHA256SUMS
download SHA256SUMS.asc
GPG signature verification succeeded
download restic_0.9.2_linux_amd64.bz2
downloaded restic_0.9.2_linux_amd64.bz2
saved 12115904 bytes in ./restic
successfully updated restic to version 0.9.2
$ restic version
restic 0.9.2 compiled with go1.10.3 on linux/amd64
The ``self-update`` command uses the GPG signature on the files uploaded to
GitHub to verify their authenticity. No external programs are necessary.
.. note:: Please be aware that the user executing the ``restic self-update``
command must have the permission to replace the restic binary.
If you want to save the downloaded restic binary into a different file, pass
the file name via the option ``--output``.
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