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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. Exit status is 1 if there was any error.

OPTIONS

--copy-chunker-params [=false]

copy chunker parameters from the secondary repository (useful with the copy command)

--from-insecure-no-password [=false]

use an empty password for the source repository (insecure)

--from-key-hint =""

key ID of key to try decrypting the source repository first (default: $RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT)

--from-password-command =""

shell command to obtain the source repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

--from-password-file =""

file to read the source repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE)

--from-repo =""

source repository to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY)

--from-repository-file =""

file from which to read the source repository location to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY_FILE)

-h , --help [=false]

help for init

--repository-version ="stable"

repository format version to use, allowed values are a format version, ’latest’ and ’stable’

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

--cacert =[]

file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)

--cache-dir =""

set the cache directory . (default: use system default cache directory)

--cleanup-cache [=false]

auto remove old cache directories

--compression =auto

compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)

--http-user-agent =""

set a http user agent for outgoing http requests

--insecure-no-password [=false]

use an empty password for the repository, must be passed to every restic command (insecure)

--insecure-tls [=false]

skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repository (insecure)

--json [=false]

set output mode to JSON for commands that support it

--key-hint =""

key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)

--limit-download =0

limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

--limit-upload =0

limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

--no-cache [=false]

do not use a local cache

--no-extra-verify [=false]

skip additional verification of data before upload (see documentation)

--no-lock [=false]

do not lock the repository, this allows some operations on read-only repositories

-o , --option =[]

set extended option ( key=value , can be specified multiple times)

--pack-size =0

set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may be larger (default: $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)

--password-command =""

shell command to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

-p , --password-file =""

file to read the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)

-q , --quiet [=false]

do not output comprehensive progress report

-r , --repo =""

repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)

--repository-file =""

file to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)

--retry-lock =0s

retry to lock the repository if it is already locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h (default: no retries)

--stuck-request-timeout =5m0s

duration after which to retry stuck requests

--tls-client-cert =""

path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)

-v , --verbose [=0]

be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=nβ€˜β€˜, max level/times is 2)

SEE ALSO

restic(1)