restic−backup − Create a new backup of files and/or directories
restic backup [flags] FILE/DIR [FILE/DIR] ...
The "backup" command creates a new snapshot and saves the files and directories given as the arguments.
−e,
−−exclude=[]
exclude a pattern (can be specified multiple
times)
−−exclude−caches[=false]
excludes cache directories that are marked with a
CACHEDIR.TAG file
−−exclude−file=[]
read exclude patterns from a file (can be specified
multiple times)
−−exclude−if−present=[]
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)
−−files−from=[]
read the files to backup from file (can be combined with
file args/can be specified multiple times)
−f,
−−force[=false]
force re−reading the target files/directories
(overrides the "parent" flag)
−h,
−−help[=false]
help for backup
−H,
−−host=""
set the hostname for the snapshot manually. To
prevent an expensive rescan use the "parent"
flag
−x,
−−one−file−system[=false]
exclude other file systems
−−parent=""
use this parent snapshot (default: last snapshot in the repo
that has the same target files/directories)
−−stdin[=false]
read backup from stdin
−−stdin−filename="stdin"
file name to use when reading from stdin
−−tag=[]
add a tag for the new snapshot (can be specified
multiple times)
−−time=""
time of the backup (ex. ’2012−11−01
22:08:41’) (default: now)
−−with−atime[=false]
store the atime for all files and directories
−−cacert=[]
file to load root certificates from (default: use
system certificates)
−−cache−dir=""
set the cache directory. (default: use system default cache
directory)
−−cleanup−cache[=false]
auto remove old cache directories
−−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−lock[=false]
do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on
read−only repos
−o,
−−option=[]
set extended option (key=value, can be specified
multiple times)
−−password−command=""
specify a shell command to obtain a password (default:
$RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
−p,
−−password−file=""
read the repository password from a file (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)
−−tls−client−cert=""
path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate
and private key
−v,
−−verbose[=0]
be verbose (specify −−verbose multiple times or
level n)
restic(1)