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Show differences between two snapshots
Synopsis
restic diff [flags] snapshot-ID snapshot-ID
Description
The "diff" command shows differences from the first to the second snapshot. The first characters in each line display what has happened to a particular file or directory:
- + The item was added
- - The item was removed
- U The metadata (access mode, timestamps, ...) for the item was updated
- M The file's content was modified
- T The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink
Exit Status
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there was any error.
Options
-h, --help[=false] help for diff
--metadata[=false] print changes in metadata
Options Inherited from Parent Commands
- --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
--compression=auto compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|max)
--insecure-tls[=false] skip TLS certificate verification when connecting 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. (default: unlimited)
--no-cache[=false] do not use a local cache
--no-lock[=false] do not lock the repository, this allows some operations 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 password 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 (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)- --tls-client-cert="" path to a
file
containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key
-v, --verbose[=0] be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)