.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by `restic generate`" "" 
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.SH NAME
.PP
restic\-backup \- Create a new backup of files and/or directories


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


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


.SH OPTIONS
.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

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

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

.PP
\fB\-\-files\-from\fP=[]
    read the files to backup from file (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\-x\fP, \fB\-\-one\-file\-system\fP[=false]
    exclude other file systems

.PP
\fB\-\-parent\fP=""
    use this parent snapshot (default: last snapshot in the repo that has the same target files/directories)

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

.PP
\fB\-\-stdin\-filename\fP="stdin"
    file name to use when reading from stdin

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

.PP
\fB\-\-time\fP=""
    time 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 directory. (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=""
    key 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=""
    specify a shell command to obtain a password (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_COMMAND)

.PP
\fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-password\-file\fP=""
    read the repository password from a file (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=""
    repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC\_REPOSITORY)

.PP
\fB\-\-tls\-client\-cert\fP=""
    path to a file 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 \fB\fCn\fR)


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