NAME

       restic-find - Find a file, a directory or restic IDs

SYNOPSIS

       restic find [flags] PATTERN...

DESCRIPTION

       The "find" command searches for files or directories in snapshots stored in the repo.  It can also be
       used to search for restic blobs or trees for troubleshooting.

OPTIONS

       --blob[=false]
           pattern is a blob-ID

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

       -H, --host=""
           only consider snapshots for this host, when no snapshot ID is given

       -i, --ignore-case[=false]
           ignore case for pattern

       -l, --long[=false]
           use a long listing format showing size and mode

       -N, --newest=""
           newest modification date/time

       -O, --oldest=""
           oldest modification date/time

       --pack[=false]
           pattern is a pack-ID

       --path=[]
           only consider snapshots which include this (absolute) path, when no snapshot-ID is given

       --show-pack-id[=false]
           display the pack-ID the blobs belong to (with --blob or --tree)

       -s, --snapshot=[]
           snapshot id to search in (can be given multiple times)

       --tag=[]
           only consider snapshots which include this taglist, when no snapshot-ID is given

       --tree[=false]
           pattern is a tree-ID

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)

EXAMPLE

              restic find config.json
              restic find --json "*.yml" "*.json"
              restic find --json --blob 420f620f b46ebe8a ddd38656
              restic find --show-pack-id --blob 420f620f
              restic find --tree 577c2bc9 f81f2e22 a62827a9
              restic find --pack 025c1d06

SEE ALSO

       restic(1)