NAME

       restic-diff - Show differences between two snapshots

SYNOPSIS

       restic diff snapshot-ID snapshot-ID [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       The "diff" command shows differences from the first to the second snapshot. The first
       characters in each line display what has happened to a particular file or directory:

              • +  The item was added

              • -  The item was removed

              • U  The metadata (access mode, timestamps, ...) for the item was updated

              • M  The file's content was modified

              • T  The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink

OPTIONS

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

       --metadata[=false]
           print changes in metadata

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)