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Clarify cache location documentation
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Alexander Neumann 2017-10-03 12:36:53 +02:00
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@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ Important Changes in 0.X.Y
* We've added a local cache for metadata so that restic doesn't need to load
all metadata (snapshots, indexes, ...) from the repo each time it starts. By
default the cache is active, but there's a new global option `--no-cache`
that can be used to disable the cache. The cache location is
`~/.cache/restic` by default, which can be overridden with `--cache-dir` or
the environment variable `XDG_CACHE_HOME`. The cache will automatically
populate, indexes and snapshots are saved as they are loaded.
that can be used to disable the cache. By deafult, the cache a standard
cache folder for the OS, which can be overridden with `--cache-dir`. The
cache will automatically populate, indexes and snapshots are saved as they
are loaded.
https://github.com/restic/restic/pull/1040
https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/29
https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/738

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doc/manual_rest.rst
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@ -267,12 +267,16 @@ Caching
Restic keeps a cache with some files from the repository on the local machine.
This allows faster operations, since meta data does not need to be loaded from
a remote repository. The cache is automatically created, usually in the
directory ``.cache/restic`` in the user's home directory. The environment
variable ``XDG_CACHE_DIR`` or the command line parameter ``--cache-dir`` can
each be used to specify where the cache is located. The parameter
``--no-cache`` disables the cache entirely. In this case, all data is loaded
from the repo.
a remote repository. The cache is automatically created, usually in an
OS-specific cache folder:
* Linux/other: ``~/.cache/restic`` (or ``$XDG_CACHE_HOME/restic``)
* macOS: ``~/Library/Caches/restic``
* Windows: ``%LOCALAPPDATA%/restic``
The command line parameter ``--cache-dir`` can each be used to override the
default cache location. The parameter ``--no-cache`` disables the cache
entirely. In this case, all data is loaded from the repo.
The cache is ephemeral: When a file cannot be read from the cache, it is loaded
from the repository.