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249 lines
6.6 KiB
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.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by \fBrestic generate\fR" ""
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.SH NAME
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.PP
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restic-backup - Create a new backup of files and/or directories
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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.PP
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\fBrestic backup [flags] [FILE/DIR] ...\fP
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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The "backup" command creates a new snapshot and saves the files and directories
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given as the arguments.
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.SH EXIT STATUS
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.PP
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Exit status is 0 if the command was successful.
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Exit status is 1 if there was a fatal error (no snapshot created).
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Exit status is 3 if some source data could not be read (incomplete snapshot created).
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Exit status is 10 if the repository does not exist.
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Exit status is 11 if the repository is already locked.
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Exit status is 12 if the password is incorrect.
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.SH OPTIONS
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.PP
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\fB-n\fP, \fB--dry-run\fP[=false]
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do not upload or write any data, just show what would be done
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.PP
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\fB-e\fP, \fB--exclude\fP=[]
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exclude a \fBpattern\fR (can be specified multiple times)
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\fB--exclude-caches\fP[=false]
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excludes cache directories that are marked with a CACHEDIR.TAG file. See https://bford.info/cachedir/ for the Cache Directory Tagging Standard
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\fB--exclude-file\fP=[]
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read exclude patterns from a \fBfile\fR (can be specified multiple times)
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\fB--exclude-if-present\fP=[]
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takes \fBfilename[:header]\fR, exclude contents of directories containing filename (except filename itself) if header of that file is as provided (can be specified multiple times)
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.PP
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\fB--exclude-larger-than\fP=""
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max \fBsize\fR of the files to be backed up (allowed suffixes: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T)
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.PP
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\fB--files-from\fP=[]
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read the files to backup from \fBfile\fR (can be combined with file args; can be specified multiple times)
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\fB--files-from-raw\fP=[]
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read the files to backup from \fBfile\fR (can be combined with file args; can be specified multiple times)
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\fB--files-from-verbatim\fP=[]
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read the files to backup from \fBfile\fR (can be combined with file args; can be specified multiple times)
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\fB-f\fP, \fB--force\fP[=false]
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force re-reading the source files/directories (overrides the "parent" flag)
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.PP
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\fB-g\fP, \fB--group-by\fP=host,paths
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\fBgroup\fR snapshots by host, paths and/or tags, separated by comma (disable grouping with '')
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\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
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help for backup
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\fB-H\fP, \fB--host\fP=""
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set the \fBhostname\fR for the snapshot manually (default: $RESTIC_HOST). To prevent an expensive rescan use the "parent" flag
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\fB--iexclude\fP=[]
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same as --exclude \fBpattern\fR but ignores the casing of filenames
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\fB--iexclude-file\fP=[]
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same as --exclude-file but ignores casing of \fBfile\fRnames in patterns
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\fB--ignore-ctime\fP[=false]
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ignore ctime changes when checking for modified files
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\fB--ignore-inode\fP[=false]
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ignore inode number and ctime changes when checking for modified files
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\fB--no-scan\fP[=false]
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do not run scanner to estimate size of backup
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\fB-x\fP, \fB--one-file-system\fP[=false]
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exclude other file systems, don't cross filesystem boundaries and subvolumes
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.PP
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\fB--parent\fP=""
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use this parent \fBsnapshot\fR (default: latest snapshot in the group determined by --group-by and not newer than the timestamp determined by --time)
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\fB--read-concurrency\fP=0
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read \fBn\fR files concurrently (default: $RESTIC_READ_CONCURRENCY or 2)
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\fB--skip-if-unchanged\fP[=false]
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skip snapshot creation if identical to parent snapshot
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\fB--stdin\fP[=false]
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read backup from stdin
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\fB--stdin-filename\fP="stdin"
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\fBfilename\fR to use when reading from stdin
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\fB--stdin-from-command\fP[=false]
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interpret arguments as command to execute and store its stdout
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\fB--tag\fP=[]
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add \fBtags\fR for the new snapshot in the format \fBtag[,tag,...]\fR (can be specified multiple times)
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.PP
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\fB--time\fP=""
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\fBtime\fR of the backup (ex. '2012-11-01 22:08:41') (default: now)
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\fB--with-atime\fP[=false]
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store the atime for all files and directories
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.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
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.PP
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\fB--cacert\fP=[]
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\fBfile\fR to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
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\fB--cache-dir\fP=""
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set the cache \fBdirectory\fR\&. (default: use system default cache directory)
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\fB--cleanup-cache\fP[=false]
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auto remove old cache directories
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\fB--compression\fP=auto
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compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
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\fB--http-user-agent\fP=""
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set a http user agent for outgoing http requests
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\fB--insecure-no-password\fP[=false]
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use an empty password for the repository, must be passed to every restic command (insecure)
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\fB--insecure-tls\fP[=false]
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skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repository (insecure)
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\fB--json\fP[=false]
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set output mode to JSON for commands that support it
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\fB--key-hint\fP=""
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\fBkey\fR ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)
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\fB--limit-download\fP=0
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limits downloads to a maximum \fBrate\fR in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
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\fB--limit-upload\fP=0
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limits uploads to a maximum \fBrate\fR in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
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\fB--no-cache\fP[=false]
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do not use a local cache
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\fB--no-extra-verify\fP[=false]
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skip additional verification of data before upload (see documentation)
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\fB--no-lock\fP[=false]
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do not lock the repository, this allows some operations on read-only repositories
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\fB-o\fP, \fB--option\fP=[]
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set extended option (\fBkey=value\fR, can be specified multiple times)
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\fB--pack-size\fP=0
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set target pack \fBsize\fR in MiB, created pack files may be larger (default: $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)
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.PP
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\fB--password-command\fP=""
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shell \fBcommand\fR to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
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\fB-p\fP, \fB--password-file\fP=""
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\fBfile\fR to read the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)
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\fB-q\fP, \fB--quiet\fP[=false]
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do not output comprehensive progress report
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\fB-r\fP, \fB--repo\fP=""
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\fBrepository\fR to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)
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\fB--repository-file\fP=""
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\fBfile\fR to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)
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\fB--retry-lock\fP=0s
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retry to lock the repository if it is already locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h (default: no retries)
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\fB--stuck-request-timeout\fP=5m0s
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\fBduration\fR after which to retry stuck requests
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\fB--tls-client-cert\fP=""
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path to a \fBfile\fR containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)
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\fB-v\fP, \fB--verbose\fP[=0]
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be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)
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.SH SEE ALSO
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.PP
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\fBrestic(1)\fP
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