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.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by `restic manpage`" ""
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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\-file\fP=[]
read exclude patterns from a \fB\fCfile\fR (can be specified multiple times)
.PP
\fB\-\-files\-from\fP=""
read the files to backup from file (can be combined with file args)
.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\-\-hostname\fP=""
set the \fB\fChostname\fR for the snapshot manually
.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)
.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.PP
\fB\-\-json\fP[=false]
set output mode to JSON for commands that support it
.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\-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)
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBrestic(1)\fP