restic/doc/man/restic-init.1
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.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by `restic generate`" ""
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.SH NAME
.PP
restic\-init \- Initialize a new repository
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic init [flags]\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "init" command initializes a new 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\-\-copy\-chunker\-params\fP[=false]
copy chunker parameters from the secondary repository (useful with the copy command)
.PP
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false]
help for init
.PP
\fB\-\-key\-hint2\fP=""
key ID of key to try decrypting the secondary repository first (default: $RESTIC\_KEY\_HINT2)
.PP
\fB\-\-password\-command2\fP=""
shell \fB\fCcommand\fR to obtain the secondary repository password from (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_COMMAND2)
.PP
\fB\-\-password\-file2\fP=""
\fB\fCfile\fR to read the secondary repository password from (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_FILE2)
.PP
\fB\-\-repo2\fP=""
secondary \fB\fCrepository\fR to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC\_REPOSITORY2)
.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 repository, this allows some operations on read\-only repositories
.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\-\-repository\-file\fP=""
\fB\fCfile\fR to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC\_REPOSITORY\_FILE)
.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 multiple times or a level using \-\-verbose=\fB\fCn\fR, max level/times is 3)
.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBrestic(1)\fP