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restic init [flags]

The "init" command initializes a new repository.

Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there was any error.

--copy-chunker-params[=false] copy chunker parameters from the secondary repository (useful with the copy command)

--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 repository 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, allowed values are a format version, 'latest' and 'stable'

--cacert=[] file

to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)

--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) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)

--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)

--retry-lock=0s retry to lock the repository if it is already locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h (default: no retries)

--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 using --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)

restic(1)

restic(1).