restic-init(1)
restic-init - Initialize a new repository
Description
restic backup
NAME
restic-init - Initialize a new repository
SYNOPSIS
restic init [flags]
DESCRIPTION
The "init" command initializes a new repository.
EXIT STATUS
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there was any error.
OPTIONS
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--copy-chunker-params[=false] |
copy chunker parameters from the secondary repository (useful with the copy command) | |
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--from-key-hint="" |
key ID of key to try decrypting the source repository first (default: $RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT) | |
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--from-password-command="" |
shell command to obtain the source repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND) | |
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--from-password-file="" |
file to read the source repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE) | |
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--from-repo="" |
source repository to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY) | |
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--from-repository-file="" |
file from which to read the source repository location to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY_FILE) | |
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-h, --help[=false] |
help for init | |
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--repository-version="stable" |
repository format version to use, allowed values are a format version, ’latest’ and ’stable’ |
OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
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--cacert=[] |
file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates) | |
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--cache-dir="" |
set the cache directory. (default: use system default cache directory) | |
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--cleanup-cache[=false] |
auto remove old cache directories | |
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--compression=auto |
compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) | |
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--insecure-tls[=false] |
skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repository (insecure) | |
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--json[=false] |
set output mode to JSON for commands that support it | |
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--key-hint="" |
key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT) | |
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--limit-download=0 |
limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited) | |
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--limit-upload=0 |
limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited) | |
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--no-cache[=false] |
do not use a local cache | |
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--no-lock[=false] |
do not lock the repository, this allows some operations on read-only repositories | |
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-o, --option=[] |
set extended option (key=value, can be specified multiple times) | |
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--pack-size=0 |
set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may be larger (default: $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE) | |
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--password-command="" |
shell command to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND) | |
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-p, --password-file="" |
file to read the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE) | |
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-q, --quiet[=false] |
do not output comprehensive progress report | |
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-r, --repo="" |
repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY) | |
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--repository-file="" |
file to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE) | |
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--tls-client-cert="" |
path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key | |
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-v, --verbose[=0] |
be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=n, max level/times is 3) |
SEE ALSO
restic(1)