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
       (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)

       --stuck-request-timeout=5m0s      duration after which to retry stuck requests

       --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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