restic/doc/man/restic-key.1

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.TH restic backup(1)Jan 2017
generated by \fB\fCrestic generate\fR

.SH NAME
.PP
restic\-key \- Manage keys (passwords)


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic key [flags] [list|add|remove|passwd] [ID]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "key" command manages keys (passwords) for accessing the repository.


.SH EXIT STATUS
.PP
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non\-zero if there was any error.


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false]
	help for key

.PP
\fB\-\-host\fP=""
	the hostname for new keys

.PP
\fB\-\-new\-password\-file\fP=""
	\fB\fCfile\fR from which to read the new password

.PP
\fB\-\-user\fP=""
	the username for new keys


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.PP
\fB\-\-cacert\fP=[]
	\fB\fCfile\fR to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)

.PP
\fB\-\-cache\-dir\fP=""
	set the cache \fB\fCdirectory\fR\&. (default: use system default cache directory)

.PP
\fB\-\-cleanup\-cache\fP[=false]
	auto remove old cache directories

.PP
\fB\-\-json\fP[=false]
	set output mode to JSON for commands that support it

.PP
\fB\-\-key\-hint\fP=""
	\fB\fCkey\fR ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC\_KEY\_HINT)

.PP
\fB\-\-limit\-download\fP=0
	limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

.PP
\fB\-\-limit\-upload\fP=0
	limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

.PP
\fB\-\-no\-cache\fP[=false]
	do not use a local cache

.PP
\fB\-\-no\-lock\fP[=false]
	do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read\-only repos

.PP
\fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-option\fP=[]
	set extended option (\fB\fCkey=value\fR, can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB\-\-password\-command\fP=""
	shell \fB\fCcommand\fR to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_COMMAND)

.PP
\fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-password\-file\fP=""
	\fB\fCfile\fR to read the repository password from (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_FILE)

.PP
\fB\-q\fP, \fB\-\-quiet\fP[=false]
	do not output comprehensive progress report

.PP
\fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-repo\fP=""
	\fB\fCrepository\fR to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC\_REPOSITORY)

.PP
\fB\-\-tls\-client\-cert\fP=""
	path to a \fB\fCfile\fR containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key

.PP
\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP[=0]
	be verbose (specify \-\-verbose multiple times or level \-\-verbose=\fB\fCn\fR)


.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBrestic(1)\fP