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NAME
restic-find - Find a file, a directory or restic IDs
SYNOPSIS
restic find [flags] PATTERN...
DESCRIPTION
The "find" command searches for files or directories in snapshots stored
in the repo. It can also be used to search for restic blobs or trees
for troubleshooting. The default sort option for the snapshots is
youngest to oldest. To sort the output from oldest to youngest specify
--reverse.
OPTIONS
--blob[=false] pattern is a blob-ID
-h, --help[=false] help for find
-H, --host=[] only consider snapshots for this host (can be speci-
fied multiple times) (default: $RESTIC_HOST)
--human-readable[=false] print sizes in human readable format
-i, --ignore-case[=false] ignore case for pattern
-l, --long[=false] use a long listing format showing size and mode
-N, --newest="" newest modification date/time
-O, --oldest="" oldest modification date/time
--pack[=false] pattern is a pack-ID
--path=[] only consider snapshots including this (absolute) path
(can be specified multiple times, snapshots must include all specified
paths)
-R, --reverse[=false] reverse sort order oldest to newest
--show-pack-id[=false] display the pack-ID the blobs belong to
(with --blob or --tree)
-s, --snapshot=[] snapshot id to search in (can be given multiple
times)
--tag=[] only consider snapshots including tag[,tag,...] (can be
specified multiple times)
--tree[=false] pattern is a tree-ID
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)
EXAMPLE
restic find config.json
restic find --json "*.yml" "*.json"
restic find --json --blob 420f620f b46ebe8a ddd38656
restic find --show-pack-id --blob 420f620f
restic find --tree 577c2bc9 f81f2e22 a62827a9
restic find --pack 025c1d06
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 exist.
Exit status is 11 if the repository is already locked.
Exit status is 12 if the password is incorrect.
SEE ALSO
restic(1)
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