NAME
restic-init - Initialize a new repository
SYNOPSIS
restic init [flags]
DESCRIPTION
The "init" command initializes a new repository.
EXIT STATUS
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful. Exit status is 1 if there was any error.
OPTIONS
--copy-chunker-params[=false]
copy chunker parameters from the secondary repository (useful with the copy command)
--from-insecure-no-password[=false]
use an empty password for the source repository (insecure)
--from-key-hint=""
key ID of key to try decrypting the source repository first (default: $RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT)
--from-password-command=""
shell command to obtain the source repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
--from-password-file=""
file to read the source repository password from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE)
--from-repo=""
source repository to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY)
--from-repository-file=""
file from which to read the source repository location to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY_FILE)
-h, --help[=false]
help for init
--repository-version="stable"
repository format version to use, allowed values are a format version, 'latest' and 'stable'
OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
--cacert=[]
file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
--cache-dir=""
set the cache directory. (default: use system default cache directory)
--cleanup-cache[=false]
auto remove old cache directories
--compression=auto
compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|fastest|better|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
--http-user-agent=""
set a http user agent for outgoing http requests
--insecure-no-password[=false]
use an empty password for the repository, must be passed to every restic command (insecure)
--insecure-tls[=false]
skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repository (insecure)
--json[=false]
set output mode to JSON for commands that support it
--key-hint=""
key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)
--limit-download=0
limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
--limit-upload=0
limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
--no-cache[=false]
do not use a local cache
--no-extra-verify[=false]
skip additional verification of data before upload (see documentation)
--no-lock[=false]
do not lock the repository, this allows some operations on read-only repositories
-o, --option=[]
set extended option (key=value, can be specified multiple times)
--pack-size=0
set target pack size in MiB, created pack files may be larger (default: $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)
--password-command=""
shell command to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
-p, --password-file=""
file to read the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)
-q, --quiet[=false]
do not output comprehensive progress report
-r, --repo=""
repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)
--repository-file=""
file to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)
--retry-lock=0s
retry to lock the repository if it is already locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h (default: no retries)
--stuck-request-timeout=5m0s
duration after which to retry stuck requests
--tls-client-cert=""
path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)
-v, --verbose[=0]
be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)