Restore Files with Restic

Restore Files with Restic

To restore files from a restic repository, you can use the restore command. This command allows you to restore files from a specific snapshot to a target directory or to their original location.

Restore Files to a Target Directory

restic -r /path/to/repo restore <snapshot-id> --target /path/to/restore

This command will restore the files from the specified snapshot to the target directory. If you want to restore files to their original location, you can omit the --target option:

restic -r /path/to/repo restore <snapshot-id>

Restore Specific Files

If you want to restore specific files from a snapshot, you can specify the file paths after the restore command:

restic -r /path/to/repo restore <snapshot-id> --target /path/to/restore -- include /path/to/file1 -- include /path/to/file2

This command will restore only the specified files from the snapshot to the target directory.

Restore All Files from a Snapshot

To restore all files from a snapshot, you can use the following command:

restic -r /path/to/repo restore <snapshot-id> --target /path/to/restore -- all

This command will restore all files from the specified snapshot to the target directory.

Restore Files with Tags

You can also restore files with specific tags. Use the --tag option to specify the tags you want to restore:

restic -r /path/to/repo restore <snapshot-id> --target /path/to/restore --tag tag1,tag2

This command will restore files from the specified snapshot that have the specified tags to the target directory.

Restore Files with Filters

You can use filters to restore files that match specific patterns. Use the --include and --exclude options to specify the patterns:

restic -r /path/to/repo restore <snapshot-id> --target /path/to/restore --include "*.txt" --exclude "*.log"

This command will restore all .txt files from the specified snapshot to the target directory, excluding any .log files.

Restore Files with Dry Run

If you want to see what files would be restored without actually restoring them, you can use the --dry-run option:

restic -r /path/to/repo restore <snapshot-id> --target /path/to/restore --dry-run

This command will show you the files that would be restored without actually performing the restore operation.

Remove Old Snapshots

To remove old snapshots, you can use the forget command. This command allows you to specify which snapshots to keep based on various criteria, such as age or number of snapshots to keep.

restic -r /path/to/repo forget --keep-last 5 --prune