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.nh
.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by \fB\fCrestic generate\fR" ""
.SH NAME
.PP
restic-diff - Show differences between two snapshots
.SH SYNOPSIS
.PP
\fBrestic diff [flags] snapshot-ID snapshot-ID\fP
.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
The "diff" command shows differences from the first to the second snapshot. The
first characters in each line display what has happened to a particular file or
directory:
.RS
.IP \(bu 2
+ The item was added
.IP \(bu 2
- The item was removed
.IP \(bu 2
U The metadata (access mode, timestamps, ...) for the item was updated
.IP \(bu 2
M The file's content was modified
.IP \(bu 2
T The type was changed, e.g. a file was made a symlink
.RE
.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-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
help for diff
.PP
\fB--metadata\fP[=false]
print changes in metadata
.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
.PP
\fB--cacert\fP=[]
\fB\fCfile\fR to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)
.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) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)
.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 \fB\fCrate\fR in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)
.PP
\fB--limit-upload\fP=0
limits uploads to a maximum \fB\fCrate\fR 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 \fB\fCsize\fR 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--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--tls-client-cert\fP=""
path to a \fB\fCfile\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
.PP
\fBrestic(1)\fP
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