.TH "restic backup" "1" "Jan 2017" "generated by `restic manpage`" "" .nh .ad l .SH NAME .PP restic\-init \- initialize a new repository .SH SYNOPSIS .PP \fBrestic init [flags]\fP .SH DESCRIPTION .PP The "init" command initializes a new repository. .SH OPTIONS .PP \fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP[=false] help for init .SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS .PP \fB\-\-json\fP[=false] set output mode to JSON for commands that support it .PP \fB\-\-no\-lock\fP[=false] do not lock the repo, this allows some operations on read\-only repos .PP \fB\-o\fP, \fB\-\-option\fP=[] set extended option (\fB\fCkey=value\fR, can be specified multiple times) .PP \fB\-p\fP, \fB\-\-password\-file\fP="" read the repository password from a file (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="" repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC\_REPOSITORY) .SH SEE ALSO .PP \fBrestic(1)\fP