restic - Restic backup CLI management and repository operations
Manage, configure, automate, troubleshoot, and restore encrypted deduplicated restic backups across local and cloud backends.
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Updated: 2026-09-17Capabilities
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What this skill does
- Install restic CLI binary
- Initialize restic backup repository
- Create tagged snapshot backups
- Restore files to separate target
- Verify repository data integrity
- Automate scheduled backup jobs
- Troubleshoot errors and repository locks
Inputs
- Restic repository path or URL
- Repository password or credentials
- Source files and directory paths
Outputs
- Encrypted deduplicated snapshots
- Restored files and directories
- Verification and preflight logs
Requirements
- Restic CLI
- Bash shell
- Reachable repository backend