Add info in docs for json disabling quiet restic#3553

maxxer · Jan 29, 2022 · ebdb4de · ebdb4de
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diff --git a/doc/manual_rest.rst b/doc/manual_rest.rst
@@ -385,6 +385,9 @@ lists all snapshots as JSON and uses ``jq`` to pretty-print the result:
       }
     ]
 
+``--json`` automatically disables ``--quiet``. For a backup, to get only significant
+messages (strip out progress), use ``jq 'select(.message_type=="summary")'``.
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 .. _temporary_files:
 
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