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.TH BORG-EXTRACT 1 "2017-02-05" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH NAME
borg-extract \- Extract archive contents
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg extract <options> ARCHIVE PATH
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command extracts the contents of an archive. By default the entire
archive is extracted but a subset of files and directories can be selected
by passing a list of \fBPATHs\fP as arguments. The file selection can further
be restricted by using the \fB\-\-exclude\fP option.
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See the output of the "borg help patterns" command for more help on exclude patterns.
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By using \fB\-\-dry\-run\fP, you can do all extraction steps except actually writing the
output data: reading metadata and data chunks from the repo, checking the hash/hmac,
decrypting, decompressing.
.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
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.B ARCHIVE
archive to extract
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.B PATH
paths to extract; patterns are supported
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.B \-p\fP,\fB  \-\-progress
show progress while extracting (may be slower)
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.B \-\-list
output verbose list of items (files, dirs, ...)
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.B \-n\fP,\fB  \-\-dry\-run
do not actually change any files
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.BI \-e \ PATTERN\fP,\fB \ \-\-exclude \ PATTERN
exclude paths matching PATTERN
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.BI \-\-exclude\-from \ EXCLUDEFILE
read exclude patterns from EXCLUDEFILE, one per line
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.B \-\-numeric\-owner
only obey numeric user and group identifiers
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.BI \-\-strip\-components \ NUMBER
Remove the specified number of leading path elements. Pathnames with fewer elements will be silently skipped.
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.B \-\-stdout
write all extracted data to stdout
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.B \-\-sparse
create holes in output sparse file from all\-zero chunks
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.SH EXAMPLES
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# Extract entire archive
$ borg extract /path/to/repo::my\-files

# Extract entire archive and list files while processing
$ borg extract \-\-list /path/to/repo::my\-files

# Verify whether an archive could be successfully extracted, but do not write files to disk
$ borg extract \-\-dry\-run /path/to/repo::my\-files

# Extract the "src" directory
$ borg extract /path/to/repo::my\-files home/USERNAME/src

# Extract the "src" directory but exclude object files
$ borg extract /path/to/repo::my\-files home/USERNAME/src \-\-exclude \(aq*.o\(aq

# Restore a raw device (must not be active/in use/mounted at that time)
$ borg extract \-\-stdout /path/to/repo::my\-sdx | dd of=/dev/sdx bs=10M
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\fBNOTE:\fP
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Currently, extract always writes into the current working directory ("."),
so make sure you \fBcd\fP to the right place before calling \fBborg extract\fP\&.
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIborg\-common(1)\fP, \fIborg\-mount(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
The Borg Collective
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