doc: move quickstart to docs

changelog/unreleased/pull-3225

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-Enhancement: Extend cli help output
-
-Added a short overview of the most important commands to the commandline
-help output to help new users get started.
-
-https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/3225

cmd/restic/main.go

@@ -18,40 +18,16 @@ import (
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/errors"
 )
 
-// LongDescription is shown in the cli help output
-const LongDescription = `
-restic is a backup program which allows saving multiple revisions of files and
-directories in an encrypted repository stored on different backends.
-
-To get started with a local test repository, first define some environment variables:
-    export RESTIC_REPOSITORY=/tmp/restic-example
-    export RESTIC_PASSWORD=some-strong-password
-
-Initialize the repository (first time only):
-    restic init
-
-Create your first backup:
-    restic backup /etc/hosts 
-
-You can list all the snapshots you created with:
-    restic snapshots
-
-You can restore a backup by noting the snapshot ID you want and running:
-    restic restore --target /tmp/some-target-dir your-snapshot-ID
-
-It is a good idea to periodically check your repository's metadata:
-    restic check
-    # or full data:
-    restic check --read-data
-
-The full documentation can be found at https://restic.readthedocs.io/
-`
-
 // cmdRoot is the base command when no other command has been specified.
 var cmdRoot = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "restic",
 	Short: "Backup and restore files",
-	Long:              LongDescription,
+	Long: `
+restic is a backup program which allows saving multiple revisions of files and
+directories in an encrypted repository stored on different backends.
+
+The full documentation can be found at https://restic.readthedocs.io/ .
+`,
 	SilenceErrors:     true,
 	SilenceUsage:      true,
 	DisableAutoGenTag: true,

doc/010_introduction.rst

@@ -17,3 +17,47 @@ Introduction
 Restic is a fast and secure backup program. In the following sections, we will
 present typical workflows, starting with installing, preparing a new
 repository, and making the first backup.
+
+Quickstart Guide
+****************
+
+To get started with a local repository, first define some environment variables:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    export RESTIC_REPOSITORY=/srv/restic-repo
+    export RESTIC_PASSWORD=some-strong-password
+
+Initialize the repository (first time only):
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    restic init
+
+Create your first backup:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    restic backup ~/work
+
+You can list all the snapshots you created with:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    restic snapshots
+
+You can restore a backup by noting the snapshot ID you want and running:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    restic restore --target /tmp/restore-work your-snapshot-ID
+
+It is a good idea to periodically check your repository's metadata:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+    restic check
+    # or full data:
+    restic check --read-data
+
+For more details continue reading the next sections.