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

.SH NAME
.PP
restic-backup - Create a new backup of files and/or directories


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic backup [flags] [FILE/DIR] ...\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "backup" command creates a new snapshot and saves the files and directories
given as the arguments.


.SH EXIT STATUS
.PP
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful.
Exit status is 1 if there was a fatal error (no snapshot created).
Exit status is 3 if some source data could not be read (incomplete snapshot created).


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB-n\fP, \fB--dry-run\fP[=false]
	do not upload or write any data, just show what would be done

.PP
\fB-e\fP, \fB--exclude\fP=[]
	exclude a \fB\fCpattern\fR (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--exclude-caches\fP[=false]
	excludes cache directories that are marked with a CACHEDIR.TAG file. See https://bford.info/cachedir/ for the Cache Directory Tagging Standard

.PP
\fB--exclude-file\fP=[]
	read exclude patterns from a \fB\fCfile\fR (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--exclude-if-present\fP=[]
	takes \fB\fCfilename[:header]\fR, exclude contents of directories containing filename (except filename itself) if header of that file is as provided (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--exclude-larger-than\fP=""
	max \fB\fCsize\fR of the files to be backed up (allowed suffixes: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T)

.PP
\fB--files-from\fP=[]
	read the files to backup from \fB\fCfile\fR (can be combined with file args; can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--files-from-raw\fP=[]
	read the files to backup from \fB\fCfile\fR (can be combined with file args; can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--files-from-verbatim\fP=[]
	read the files to backup from \fB\fCfile\fR (can be combined with file args; can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB-f\fP, \fB--force\fP[=false]
	force re-reading the target files/directories (overrides the "parent" flag)

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

.PP
\fB-H\fP, \fB--host\fP=""
	set the \fB\fChostname\fR for the snapshot manually. To prevent an expensive rescan use the "parent" flag

.PP
\fB--iexclude\fP=[]
	same as --exclude \fB\fCpattern\fR but ignores the casing of filenames

.PP
\fB--iexclude-file\fP=[]
	same as --exclude-file but ignores casing of \fB\fCfile\fRnames in patterns

.PP
\fB--ignore-ctime\fP[=false]
	ignore ctime changes when checking for modified files

.PP
\fB--ignore-inode\fP[=false]
	ignore inode number changes when checking for modified files

.PP
\fB-x\fP, \fB--one-file-system\fP[=false]
	exclude other file systems, don't cross filesystem boundaries and subvolumes

.PP
\fB--parent\fP=""
	use this parent \fB\fCsnapshot\fR (default: last snapshot in the repository that has the same target files/directories, and is not newer than the snapshot time)

.PP
\fB--stdin\fP[=false]
	read backup from stdin

.PP
\fB--stdin-filename\fP="stdin"
	\fB\fCfilename\fR to use when reading from stdin

.PP
\fB--tag\fP=[]
	add \fB\fCtags\fR for the new snapshot in the format \fB\fCtag[,tag,...]\fR (can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB--time\fP=""
	\fB\fCtime\fR of the backup (ex. '2012-11-01 22:08:41') (default: now)

.PP
\fB--with-atime\fP[=false]
	store the atime for all files and directories


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