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.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by \fB\fCrestic generate\fR" ""

.SH NAME
.PP
restic-generate - Generate manual pages and auto-completion files (bash, fish, zsh)


.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic generate [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "generate" command writes automatically generated files (like the man pages
and the auto-completion files for bash, fish and zsh).


.SH EXIT STATUS
.PP
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there was any error.


.SH OPTIONS
.PP
\fB--bash-completion\fP=""
	write bash completion \fB\fCfile\fR

.PP
\fB--fish-completion\fP=""
	write fish completion \fB\fCfile\fR

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

.PP
\fB--man\fP=""
	write man pages to \fB\fCdirectory\fR

.PP
\fB--zsh-completion\fP=""
	write zsh completion \fB\fCfile\fR


.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 \fB\fCdirectory\fR\&. (default: use system default cache directory)

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

.PP
\fB--compression\fP=auto
	compression mode (only available for repository format version 2), one of (auto|off|max)

.PP
\fB--insecure-tls\fP[=false]
	skip TLS certificate verification when connecting to the repository (insecure)

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

.PP
\fB--key-hint\fP=""
	\fB\fCkey\fR 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 repository, this allows some operations on read-only repositories

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

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

.PP
\fB--password-command\fP=""
	shell \fB\fCcommand\fR to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

.PP
\fB-p\fP, \fB--password-file\fP=""
	\fB\fCfile\fR to read the repository password from (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=""
	\fB\fCrepository\fR to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)

.PP
\fB--repository-file\fP=""
	\fB\fCfile\fR to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)

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

.PP
\fB-v\fP, \fB--verbose\fP[=0]
	be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=\fB\fCn\fR, max level/times is 3)


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