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.nh
.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by \fBrestic generate\fR" ""
.SH NAME
restic-check - Check the repository for errors
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBrestic check [flags]\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
The "check" command tests the repository for errors and reports any errors it
finds. It can also be used to read all data and therefore simulate a restore.
.PP
By default, the "check" command will always load all data directly from the
repository and not use a local cache.
.SH 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.
.SH OPTIONS
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
help for check
.PP
\fB--read-data\fP[=false]
read all data blobs
.PP
\fB--read-data-subset\fP=""
read a \fBsubset\fR of data packs, specified as 'n/t' for specific part, or either 'x%' or 'x.y%' or a size in bytes with suffixes k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T for a random subset
.PP
\fB--with-cache\fP[=false]
use existing cache, only read uncached data from repository
.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--cacert\fP=[]
\fBfile\fR to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
.PP
\fB--cache-dir\fP=""
set the cache \fBdirectory\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) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
.PP
\fB--http-user-agent\fP=""
set a http user agent for outgoing http requests
.PP
\fB--insecure-no-password\fP[=false]
use an empty password for the repository, must be passed to every restic command (insecure)
.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=""
\fBkey\fR ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)
.PP
\fB--limit-download\fP=0
limits downloads to a maximum \fBrate\fR in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
.PP
\fB--limit-upload\fP=0
limits uploads to a maximum \fBrate\fR in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
.PP
\fB--no-cache\fP[=false]
do not use a local cache
.PP
\fB--no-extra-verify\fP[=false]
skip additional verification of data before upload (see documentation)
.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 (\fBkey=value\fR, can be specified multiple times)
.PP
\fB--pack-size\fP=0
set target pack \fBsize\fR in MiB, created pack files may be larger (default: $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)
.PP
\fB--password-command\fP=""
shell \fBcommand\fR to obtain the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)
.PP
\fB-p\fP, \fB--password-file\fP=""
\fBfile\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=""
\fBrepository\fR to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)
.PP
\fB--repository-file\fP=""
\fBfile\fR to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)
.PP
\fB--retry-lock\fP=0s
retry to lock the repository if it is already locked, takes a value like 5m or 2h (default: no retries)
.PP
\fB--stuck-request-timeout\fP=5m0s
\fBduration\fR after which to retry stuck requests
.PP
\fB--tls-client-cert\fP=""
path to a \fBfile\fR containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)
.PP
\fB-v\fP, \fB--verbose\fP[=0]
be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=n``, max level/times is 2)
.SH SEE ALSO
\fBrestic(1)\fP
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