From 1856f4d87a076315d1095a87d2c338391259a630 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Michael Eischer <michael.eischer@fau.de>
Date: Sun, 7 Jul 2024 13:54:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] restore: forbid --target / --delete unless include/exclude is
 specified

---
 cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
index 1835219ad..e21d0bd94 100644
--- a/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
+++ b/cmd/restic/cmd_restore.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"context"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/restic/restic/internal/debug"
@@ -107,6 +108,10 @@ func runRestore(ctx context.Context, opts RestoreOptions, gopts GlobalOptions,
 		return errors.Fatal("--dry-run and --verify are mutually exclusive")
 	}
 
+	if opts.Delete && filepath.Clean(opts.Target) == "/" && !hasExcludes && !hasIncludes {
+		return errors.Fatal("'--target / --delete' must be combined with an include or exclude filter")
+	}
+
 	snapshotIDString := args[0]
 
 	debug.Log("restore %v to %v", snapshotIDString, opts.Target)