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NAME

       restic-init - Initialize a new repository

SYNOPSIS

       restic init [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       The "init" command initializes a new repository.

EXIT STATUS

       Exit status is 0 if the command was successful.  Exit status is 1 if there was any error.

OPTIONS

       --copy-chunker-params[=false]      copy chunker parameters from the secondary repository (useful with the
       copy command)

       --from-insecure-no-password[=false]      use an empty password for the source repository, must be  passed
       to every restic command (insecure)

       --from-key-hint=""       key  ID  of  key  to  try  decrypting  the  source  repository  first  (default:
       $RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT)

       --from-password-command=""      shell command to obtain the source  repository  password  from  (default:
       $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

       --from-password-file=""        file   to   read   the   source   repository   password   from   (default:
       $RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE)

       --from-repo=""      source repository to copy chunker parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY)

       --from-repository-file=""      file from which to read the source repository  location  to  copy  chunker
       parameters from (default: $RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY_FILE)

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

       --repository-version="stable"      repository format version to use, allowed values are a format version,
       'latest' and 'stable'

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

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

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

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

       --compression=auto      compression mode (only  available  for  repository  format  version  2),  one  of
       (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)

       --http-user-agent=""      set a http user agent for outgoing http requests

       --insecure-no-password[=false]       use  an  empty  password for the repository, must be passed to every
       restic command (insecure)

       --insecure-tls[=false]       skip  TLS  certificate  verification  when  connecting  to  the   repository
       (insecure)

       --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-extra-verify[=false]      skip additional verification of data before upload (see documentation)

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

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

       --pack-size=0        set   target  pack  size  in  MiB,  created  pack  files  may  be  larger  (default:
       $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)

       --password-command=""       shell  command   to   obtain   the   repository   password   from   (default:
       $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

       -p, --password-file=""      file to read the repository password from (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)

       --repository-file=""      file to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)

       --retry-lock=0s       retry  to  lock the repository if it is already locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h
       (default: no retries)

       --tls-client-cert=""      path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate  and  private  key
       (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)

       -v, --verbose[=0]      be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=n``, max level/times
       is 2)

SEE ALSO

       restic(1)

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