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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	 pass-
       word 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 sys-
       tem certificates	or $RESTIC_CACERT)

       --cache-dir=""	    set	 the cache directory. (default:	use system de-
       fault 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|fastest|better|max)  (default:
       $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)

       --http-user-agent=""	  set  a http user agent for outgoing http re-
       quests

       --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 con-
       necting 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.  (de-
       fault: unlimited)

       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache

       --no-extra-verify[=false]      skip additional verification of data be-
       fore upload (see	documentation)

       --no-lock[=false]      do not lock the repository, this allows some op-
       erations	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 pass-
       word 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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