restic backup(1)

NAME
restic-find - Find a file, a directory or restic IDs

SYNOPSIS
restic find [flags] PATTERN...

DESCRIPTION
The "find" command searches for files or directories in snapshots stored in the repository. It can also be used to search for restic blobs, trees or pack files for troubleshooting.

The default sort option for the snapshots is youngest to oldest. To sort the output from oldest to youngest specify --reverse.

EXIT STATUS
Exit status is 0 if the command was successful. Exit status is 1 if there was any error. Exit status is 10 if the repository does not exist. Exit status is 11 if the repository is already locked. Exit status is 12 if the password is incorrect.

OPTIONS
--blob[=false]
    pattern is a blob-ID

-h, --help[=false]
    help for find

-H, --host=[]
    only consider snapshots for this host (can be specified multiple times, use empty string to unset default value) (default: $RESTIC_HOST)

--human-readable[=false]
    print sizes in human readable format

-i, --ignore-case[=false]
    ignore case for pattern

-l, --long[=false]
    use a long listing format showing size and mode

-N, --newest=""
    newest modification date/time

-O, --oldest=""
    oldest modification date/time

--pack[=false]
    pattern is a pack-ID

--path=[]
    only consider snapshots including this (absolute) path (can be specified multiple times, snapshots must include all specified paths)

-R, --reverse[=false]
    reverse sort order oldest to newest

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

-s, --snapshot=[]
    snapshot id to search in (can be given multiple times)

--tag=[]
    only consider snapshots including tag[,tag,...] (can be specified multiple times)

--tree[=false]
    pattern is a tree-ID

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
--cacert=[]
    file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)

--cache-dir=""
    set the cache directory. (default: use system default 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 requests

--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 connecting 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. (default: unlimited)

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

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

--no-lock[=false]
    do not lock the repository, this allows some operations 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 password 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)

EXAMPLE
    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

SEE ALSO
restic(1)