NAME

       restic-backup - Create a new backup of files and/or directories

SYNOPSIS

       restic backup [flags] FILE/DIR [FILE/DIR] ...

DESCRIPTION

       The "backup" command creates a new snapshot and saves the files and directories given as
       the arguments.

OPTIONS

       -e, --exclude=[]
           exclude a pattern (can be specified multiple times)

       --exclude-caches[=false]
           excludes cache directories that are marked with a CACHEDIR.TAG file. See
       ⟨http://bford.info/cachedir/spec.html⟩ for the Cache Directory Tagging Standard

       --exclude-file=[]
           read exclude patterns from a file (can be specified multiple times)

       --exclude-if-present=[]
           takes filename[:header], exclude contents of directories containing filename (except
       filename itself) if header of that file is as provided (can be specified multiple times)

       --files-from=[]
           read the files to backup from file (can be combined with file args/can be specified
       multiple times)

       -f, --force[=false]
           force re-reading the target files/directories (overrides the "parent" flag)

       -h, --help[=false]
           help for backup

       -H, --host=""
           set the hostname for the snapshot manually. To prevent an expensive rescan use the
       "parent" flag

       --iexclude=[]
           same as --exclude but ignores the casing of filenames

       --ignore-inode[=false]
           ignore inode number changes when checking for modified files

       -x, --one-file-system[=false]
           exclude other file systems

       --parent=""
           use this parent snapshot (default: last snapshot in the repo that has the same target
       files/directories)

       --stdin[=false]
           read backup from stdin

       --stdin-filename="stdin"
           file name to use when reading from stdin

       --tag=[]
           add a tag for the new snapshot (can be specified multiple times)

       --time=""
           time of the backup (ex. '2012-11-01 22:08:41') (default: now)

       --with-atime[=false]
           store the atime for all files and directories

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

       --cacert=[]
           file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)

       --cache-dir=""
           set the cache directory. (default: use system default cache directory)

       --cleanup-cache[=false]
           auto remove old cache directories

       --json[=false]
           set output mode to JSON for commands that support it

       --key-hint=""
           key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)

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

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

       --no-cache[=false]
           do not use a local cache

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

       -o, --option=[]
           set extended option (key=value, can be specified multiple times)

       --password-command=""
           specify a shell command to obtain a password (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

       -p, --password-file=""
           read the repository password from a file (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)

       -q, --quiet[=false]
           do not output comprehensive progress report

       -r, --repo=""
           repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)

       --tls-client-cert=""
           path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key

       -v, --verbose[=0]
           be verbose (specify --verbose multiple times or level n)

SEE ALSO

       restic(1)