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@@ -23,33 +23,35 @@ Environment variables
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In addition to command-line options, restic supports passing various options in
environment variables, which are listed below.
environment variables, which are listed below. Explicit command-line options
override the corresponding environment variables. For example, ``-r`` (or
``--repo``) overrides ``RESTIC_REPOSITORY``.
.. code-block:: console
RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE Name of file containing the repository location (replaces --repository-file)
RESTIC_REPOSITORY Location of repository (replaces -r)
RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE Location of password file (replaces --password-file)
RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE Name of file containing the repository location (overridden by --repository-file)
RESTIC_REPOSITORY Location of repository (overridden by -r)
RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE Location of password file (overridden by --password-file)
RESTIC_PASSWORD The actual password for the repository
RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND Command printing the password for the repository to stdout
RESTIC_KEY_HINT ID of key to try decrypting first, before other keys
RESTIC_CACERT Location(s) of certificate file(s), comma separated if multiple (replaces --cacert)
RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT Location of TLS client certificate and private key (replaces --tls-client-cert)
RESTIC_CACERT Location(s) of certificate file(s), comma separated if multiple (overridden by --cacert)
RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT Location of TLS client certificate and private key (overridden by --tls-client-cert)
RESTIC_CACHE_DIR Location of the cache directory
RESTIC_COMPRESSION Compression mode (only available for repository format version 2)
RESTIC_HOST Only consider snapshots for this host / Set the hostname for the snapshot manually (replaces --host)
RESTIC_HOST Only consider snapshots for this host / Set the hostname for the snapshot manually (overridden by --host)
RESTIC_PROGRESS_FPS Frames per second by which the progress bar is updated
RESTIC_PACK_SIZE Target size for pack files
RESTIC_READ_CONCURRENCY Concurrency for file reads
RESTIC_IGNORE_CTIME Ignore ctime changes when comparing files (replaces --ignore-ctime)
RESTIC_IGNORE_INODE Ignore inode changes when comparing files (replaces --ignore-inode)
RESTIC_IGNORE_CTIME Ignore ctime changes when comparing files (overridden by --ignore-ctime)
RESTIC_IGNORE_INODE Ignore inode changes when comparing files (overridden by --ignore-inode)
RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY Source repository for copy (replaces --from-repo)
RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY_FILE File containing source repository for copy (replaces --from-repository-file)
RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY Source repository for copy (overridden by --from-repo)
RESTIC_FROM_REPOSITORY_FILE File containing source repository for copy (overridden by --from-repository-file)
RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD Password for the source repository (copy)
RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE Password file for the source repository (replaces --from-password-file)
RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND Command to obtain source repository password (replaces --from-password-command)
RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT Key ID to try first when opening the source repository (replaces --from-key-hint)
RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_FILE Password file for the source repository (overridden by --from-password-file)
RESTIC_FROM_PASSWORD_COMMAND Command to obtain source repository password (overridden by --from-password-command)
RESTIC_FROM_KEY_HINT Key ID to try first when opening the source repository (overridden by --from-key-hint)
TMPDIR Location for temporary files (except Windows)
TMP Location for temporary files (only Windows)