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NAME
restic-key-list - List keys (passwords)
SYNOPSIS
restic key list [flags]
DESCRIPTION
The "list" sub-command lists all the keys (passwords) associated with
the repository. Returns the key ID, username, hostname, created time
and if it's the current key being used to access the repository.
EXIT STATUS
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful. Exit status is 1 if
there was any error. Exit status is 10 if the repository does not ex-
ist. Exit status is 11 if the repository is already locked. Exit sta-
tus is 12 if the password is incorrect.
OPTIONS
-h, --help[=false] help for list
OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
--cacert=[] file to load root certificates from (default: use sys-
tem certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
--cache-dir="" set the cache directory. (default: use system de-
fault 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 re-
quests
--insecure-no-password[=false] use an empty password for the repos-
itory, must be passed to every restic command (insecure)
--insecure-tls[=false] skip TLS certificate verification when con-
necting 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. (de-
fault: unlimited)
--no-cache[=false] do not use a local cache
--no-extra-verify[=false] skip additional verification of data be-
fore upload (see documentation)
--no-lock[=false] do not lock the repository, this allows some op-
erations 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 pass-
word 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 (de-
fault: $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 us-
ing --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)
SEE ALSO
restic-key(1)
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