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restic

A backup program that aims to be fast, secure and efficient. More information: https://restic.net.
  • Initialize a backup repository in the specified local directory:
    restic init --repo {{path/to/repository}}
  • Backup a directory to the repository:
    restic --repo {{path/to/repository}} backup {{path/to/directory}}
  • Show backup snapshots currently stored in the repository:
    restic --repo {{path/to/repository}} snapshots
  • Restore a specific backup snapshot to a target directory:
    restic --repo {{path/to/repository}} restore {{latest|snapshot_id}} --target {{path/to/target}}
  • Restore a specific path from a specific backup to a target directory:
    restic --repo {{path/to/repository}} restore {{snapshot_id}} --target {{path/to/target}} --include {{path/to/restore}}
  • Clean up the repository and keep only the most recent snapshot of each unique backup:
    restic forget --keep-last 1 --prune

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