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NAME
restic-prune - Remove unneeded data from the repository
SYNOPSIS
restic prune [flags]
DESCRIPTION
The "prune" command checks the repository and removes data that is not
referenced and therefore not needed any more.
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
-n, --dry-run[=false] do not modify the repository, just print what
would be done
-h, --help[=false] help for prune
--max-repack-size="" stop after repacking this much data in total
(allowed suffixes for size: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T)
--max-unused="5%" tolerate given limit of unused data (absolute
value in bytes with suffixes k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T, a value in % or the
word 'unlimited')
--repack-cacheable-only[=false] only repack packs which are
cacheable
--repack-small[=false] repack pack files below 80% of target pack
size
--repack-smaller-than="" pack below-limit packfiles (allowed suf-
fixes: k/K, m/M)
--repack-uncompressed[=false] repack all uncompressed data
--unsafe-recover-no-free-space="" UNSAFE, READ THE DOCUMENTATION
BEFORE USING! Try to recover a repository stuck with no free space. Do
not use without trying out 'prune --max-repack-size 0' first.
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
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