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Update docs, clarify --cacert
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Alexander Neumann 2018-05-21 12:35:06 +02:00
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doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
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@ -143,7 +143,10 @@ If you use TLS, restic will use the system's CA certificates to verify the
server certificate. When the verification fails, restic refuses to proceed and
exits with an error. If you have your own self-signed certificate, or a custom
CA certificate should be used for verification, you can pass restic the
certificate filename via the ``--cacert`` option.
certificate filename via the ``--cacert`` option. It will then verify that the
server's certificate is contained in the file passed to this option, or signed
by a CA certificate in the file. In this case, the system CA certificates are
not considered at all.
REST server uses exactly the same directory structure as local backend,
so you should be able to access it both locally and via HTTP, even

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doc/manual_rest.rst
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@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Usage help is available:
Available Commands:
backup Create a new backup of files and/or directories
cache Operate on local cache directories
cat Print internal objects to stdout
check Check the repository for errors
diff Show differences between two snapshots
@ -40,7 +41,7 @@ Usage help is available:
version Print version information
Flags:
--cacert stringSlice path to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)
--cacert file file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)
--cache-dir string set the cache directory
--cleanup-cache auto remove old cache directories
-h, --help help for restic
@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ Usage help is available:
-q, --quiet do not output comprehensive progress report
-r, --repo string repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)
--tls-client-cert string path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key
-v, --verbose count[=-1] be verbose (can be specified multiple times)
-v, --verbose n[=-1] be verbose (specify --verbose multiple times or level n)
Use "restic [command] --help" for more information about a command.
@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ command:
--with-atime store the atime for all files and directories
Global Flags:
--cacert stringSlice path to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)
--cacert file file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)
--cache-dir string set the cache directory
--cleanup-cache auto remove old cache directories
--json set output mode to JSON for commands that support it