restic−forget − Remove snapshots from the repository
restic forget [flags] [snapshot ID] [...]
The "forget" command removes snapshots according to a policy. Please note that this command really only deletes the snapshot object in the repository, which is a reference to data stored there. In order to remove this (now unreferenced) data after ’forget’ was run successfully, see the ’prune’ command.
−l,
−−keep−last=0
keep the last n snapshots
−H,
−−keep−hourly=0
keep the last n hourly snapshots
−d,
−−keep−daily=0
keep the last n daily snapshots
−w,
−−keep−weekly=0
keep the last n weekly snapshots
−m,
−−keep−monthly=0
keep the last n monthly snapshots
−y,
−−keep−yearly=0
keep the last n yearly snapshots
−−keep−within=
keep snapshots that are newer than duration (eg.
1y5m7d2h) relative to the latest snapshot
−−keep−tag=[]
keep snapshots with this taglist (can be specified
multiple times)
−−host=""
only consider snapshots with the given host
−−tag=[]
only consider snapshots which include this taglist
in the format tag[,tag,...] (can be specified
multiple times)
−−path=[]
only consider snapshots which include this (absolute)
path (can be specified multiple times)
−c,
−−compact[=false]
use compact format
−g,
−−group−by="host,paths"
string for grouping snapshots by host,paths,tags
−n,
−−dry−run[=false]
do not delete anything, just print what would be done
−−prune[=false]
automatically run the ’prune’ command if
snapshots have been removed
−h,
−−help[=false]
help for forget
−−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)
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