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NAME
restic-init - Initialize a new repository
SYNOPSIS
restic init [flags]
DESCRIPTION
The "init" command initializes a new repository.
EXIT STATUS
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful. Exit status is 1 if
there was any error.
OPTIONS
--copy-chunker-params[=false] copy chunker parameters from the sec-
ondary repository (useful with the copy command)
--from-insecure-no-password[=false] use an empty password for the
source repository (insecure)
--from-key-hint="" key ID of key to try decrypting the source
repository first (default: $RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT)
--from-password-command="" shell command to obtain the source
repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
--from-password-file="" file to read the source repository password
from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE)
--from-repo="" source repository to copy chunker parameters from
(default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY)
--from-repository-file="" file from which to read the source repos-
itory location to copy chunker parameters from (default:
$RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY_FILE)
-h, --help[=false] help for init
--repository-version="stable" repository format version to use, al-
lowed values are a format version, 'latest' and 'stable'
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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