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Update usage help output in doc/manual_rest.rst
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@ -16,18 +16,19 @@ Usage help is available:
restic [command]
Available Commands:
autocomplete Generate shell autocompletion script
backup Create a new backup of files and/or directories
cat Print internal objects to stdout
check Check the repository for errors
dump Dump data structures
dump Print a backed-up file to stdout
find Find a file or directory
forget Remove snapshots from the repository
generate Generate manual pages and auto-completion files (bash, zsh)
help Help about any command
init Initialize a new repository
key Manage keys (passwords)
list List items in the repository
list List objects in the repository
ls List files in a snapshot
migrate Apply migrations
mount Mount the repository
prune Remove unneeded data from the repository
rebuild-index Build a new index file
@ -38,14 +39,22 @@ Usage help is available:
version Print version information
Flags:
--cacert stringSlice path to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)
--cache-dir string set the cache directory
-h, --help help for restic
--json set output mode to JSON for commands that support it
--limit-download int limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
--limit-upload int limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
--no-cache do not use a local cache
--no-lock do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read-only repos
-p, --password-file string read the repository password from a file
-o, --option key=value set extended option (key=value, can be specified multiple times)
-p, --password-file string read the repository password from a file (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)
-q, --quiet do not output comprehensive progress report
-r, --repo string repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)
Use "restic [command] --help" for more information about a command.
Similar to programs such as ``git``, restic has a number of
sub-commands. You can see these commands in the listing above. Each
sub-command may have own command-line options, and there is a help
@ -62,21 +71,31 @@ command:
restic backup [flags] FILE/DIR [FILE/DIR] ...
Flags:
-e, --exclude pattern exclude a pattern (can be specified multiple times)
--exclude-file string read exclude patterns from a file
--files-from string read the files to backup from file (can be combined with file args)
-f, --force force re-reading the target files/directories. Overrides the "parent" flag
-x, --one-file-system Exclude other file systems
--parent string use this parent snapshot (default: last snapshot in the repo that has the same target files/directories)
--stdin read backup from stdin
--stdin-filename string file name to use when reading from stdin
--tag tag add a tag for the new snapshot (can be specified multiple times)
--time string time of the backup (ex. '2012-11-01 22:08:41') (default: now)
-e, --exclude pattern exclude a pattern (can be specified multiple times)
--exclude-caches excludes cache directories that are marked with a CACHEDIR.TAG file
--exclude-file file read exclude patterns from a file (can be specified multiple times)
--exclude-if-present stringArray takes filename[:header], exclude contents of directories containing filename (except filename itself) if header of that file is as provided (can be specified multiple times)
--files-from string read the files to backup from file (can be combined with file args)
-f, --force force re-reading the target files/directories (overrides the "parent" flag)
-h, --help help for backup
--hostname hostname set the hostname for the snapshot manually. To prevent an expensive rescan use the "parent" flag
-x, --one-file-system exclude other file systems
--parent string use this parent snapshot (default: last snapshot in the repo that has the same target files/directories)
--stdin read backup from stdin
--stdin-filename string file name to use when reading from stdin (default "stdin")
--tag tag add a tag for the new snapshot (can be specified multiple times)
--time string time of the backup (ex. '2012-11-01 22:08:41') (default: now)
Global Flags:
--cacert stringSlice path to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)
--cache-dir string set the cache directory
--json set output mode to JSON for commands that support it
--limit-download int limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
--limit-upload int limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
--no-cache do not use a local cache
--no-lock do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read-only repos
-p, --password-file string read the repository password from a file
-o, --option key=value set extended option (key=value, can be specified multiple times)
-p, --password-file string read the repository password from a file (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)
-q, --quiet do not output comprehensive progress report
-r, --repo string repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)