restic-self-update - Man Page

Update the restic binary

Synopsis

restic self-update [flags]

Description

The command "self-update" downloads the latest stable release of restic from GitHub and replaces the currently running binary. After download, the authenticity of the binary is verified using the GPG signature on the release files.

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.

Options

-h, --help[=false] help for self-update

--output="" Save the downloaded file as filename
(default: running binary itself)

Options Inherited from Parent Commands

--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)

--http-user-agent="" set a http user agent for outgoing http requests

--insecure-no-password[=false] use an empty password for the repository, must be passed to every restic command (insecure)

--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-extra-verify[=false] skip additional verification of data before upload (see documentation)

--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)

See Also

restic(1)

Referenced By

restic(1).

Jan 2017 generated by fBrestic generatefR