restic-find.1

.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by `restic generate`" "" 
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.SH NAME
.PP
restic\-find \- Find a file, a directory or restic IDs


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic find [flags] PATTERN...\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB\-\-blob\fP[=false]
    pattern is a blob\-ID

.PP
\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false]
    help for find

.PP
\fB\-H\fP, \fB\-\-host\fP=""
    only consider snapshots for this \fB\fChost\fR, when no snapshot ID is given

.PP
\fB\-i\fP, \fB\-\-ignore\-case\fP[=false]
    ignore case for pattern

.PP
\fB\-l\fP, \fB\-\-long\fP[=false]
    use a long listing format showing size and mode

.PP
\fB\-N\fP, \fB\-\-newest\fP=""
    newest modification date/time

.PP
\fB\-O\fP, \fB\-\-oldest\fP=""
    oldest modification date/time

.PP
\fB\-\-pack\fP[=false]
    pattern is a pack\-ID

.PP
\fB\-\-path\fP=[]
    only consider snapshots which include this (absolute) \fB\fCpath\fR, when no snapshot\-ID is given

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

.PP
\fB\-s\fP, \fB\-\-snapshot\fP=[]
    snapshot \fB\fCid\fR to search in (can be given multiple times)

.PP
\fB\-\-tag\fP=[]
    only consider snapshots which include this \fB\fCtaglist\fR, when no snapshot\-ID is given

.PP
\fB\-\-tree\fP[=false]
    pattern is a tree\-ID


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.PP
\fB\-\-cacert\fP=[]
    \fB\fCfile\fR to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates)

.PP
\fB\-\-cache\-dir\fP=""
    set the cache directory. (default: use system default cache directory)

.PP
\fB\-\-cleanup\-cache\fP[=false]
    auto remove old cache directories

.PP
\fB\-\-json\fP[=false]
    set output mode to JSON for commands that support it

.PP
\fB\-\-key\-hint\fP=""
    key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC\_KEY\_HINT)

.PP
\fB\-\-limit\-download\fP=0
    limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

.PP
\fB\-\-limit\-upload\fP=0
    limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

.PP
\fB\-\-no\-cache\fP[=false]
    do not use a local cache

.PP
\fB\-\-no\-lock\fP[=false]
    do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read\-only repos

.PP
\fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-option\fP=[]
    set extended option (\fB\fCkey=value\fR, can be specified multiple times)

.PP
\fB\-\-password\-command\fP=""
    specify a shell command to obtain a password (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_COMMAND)

.PP
\fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-password\-file\fP=""
    read the repository password from a file (default: $RESTIC\_PASSWORD\_FILE)

.PP
\fB\-q\fP, \fB\-\-quiet\fP[=false]
    do not output comprehensive progress report

.PP
\fB\-r\fP, \fB\-\-repo\fP=""
    repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC\_REPOSITORY)

.PP
\fB\-\-tls\-client\-cert\fP=""
    path to a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key

.PP
\fB\-v\fP, \fB\-\-verbose\fP[=0]
    be verbose (specify \-\-verbose multiple times or level \fB\fCn\fR)


.SH EXAMPLE
.PP
.RS

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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

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.SH SEE ALSO
.PP
\fBrestic(1)\fP