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doc: document aws session token
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@ -254,6 +254,9 @@ parameter like ``-o s3.region="us-east-1"``. If the region is not specified,
the default region is used. Afterwards, the S3 server (at least for AWS, the default region is used. Afterwards, the S3 server (at least for AWS,
``s3.amazonaws.com``) will redirect restic to the correct endpoint. ``s3.amazonaws.com``) will redirect restic to the correct endpoint.
When using temporary credentials make sure to include the session token via
then environment variable ``AWS_SESSION_TOKEN``.
Until version 0.8.0, restic used a default prefix of ``restic``, so the files Until version 0.8.0, restic used a default prefix of ``restic``, so the files
in the bucket were placed in a directory named ``restic``. If you want to in the bucket were placed in a directory named ``restic``. If you want to
access a repository created with an older version of restic, specify the path access a repository created with an older version of restic, specify the path

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@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ environment variables. The following lists these environment variables:
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID Amazon S3 access key ID AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID Amazon S3 access key ID
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY Amazon S3 secret access key AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY Amazon S3 secret access key
AWS_SESSION_TOKEN Amazon S3 temporary session token
AWS_DEFAULT_REGION Amazon S3 default region AWS_DEFAULT_REGION Amazon S3 default region
AWS_PROFILE Amazon credentials profile (alternative to specifying key and region) AWS_PROFILE Amazon credentials profile (alternative to specifying key and region)
AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE Location of the AWS CLI shared credentials file (default: ~/.aws/credentials) AWS_SHARED_CREDENTIALS_FILE Location of the AWS CLI shared credentials file (default: ~/.aws/credentials)