NAME

       restic-prune - Remove unneeded data from the repository

SYNOPSIS

       restic prune [flags]

DESCRIPTION

       The  "prune"  command  checks  the  repository  and removes data that is not referenced and therefore not
       needed any more.

EXIT STATUS

       Exit status is 0 if the command was successful, and non-zero if there was any error.

OPTIONS

       -n, --dry-run[=false]      do not modify the repository, just print what would be done

       -h, --help[=false]      help for prune

       --max-repack-size=""      maximum size to repack (allowed suffixes: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T)

       --max-unused="5%"      tolerate given limit of unused data (absolute value in bytes  with  suffixes  k/K,
       m/M, g/G, t/T, a value in % or the word 'unlimited')

       --repack-cacheable-only[=false]      only repack packs which are cacheable

       --repack-small[=false]      repack pack files below 80% of target pack size

       --repack-uncompressed[=false]      repack all uncompressed data

       --unsafe-recover-no-free-space=""       UNSAFE,  READ  THE  DOCUMENTATION  BEFORE USING! Try to recover a
       repository stuck with no free space. Do not use without trying out 'prune --max-repack-size 0' first.

OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

       --cacert=[]      file to load root certificates from (default: use system certificates or $RESTIC_CACERT)

       --cache-dir=""      set the cache directory. (default: use system default cache directory)

       --cleanup-cache[=false]      auto remove old cache directories

       --compression=auto      compression mode (only  available  for  repository  format  version  2),  one  of
       (auto|off|max) (default: $RESTIC_COMPRESSION)

       --insecure-tls[=false]        skip  TLS  certificate  verification  when  connecting  to  the  repository
       (insecure)

       --json[=false]      set output mode to JSON for commands that support it

       --key-hint=""      key ID of key to try decrypting first (default: $RESTIC_KEY_HINT)

       --limit-download=0      limits downloads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

       --limit-upload=0      limits uploads to a maximum rate in KiB/s. (default: unlimited)

       --no-cache[=false]      do not use a local cache

       --no-extra-verify[=false]      skip additional verification of data before upload (see documentation)

       --no-lock[=false]      do not lock the repository, this allows some operations on read-only repositories

       -o, --option=[]      set extended option (key=value, can be specified multiple times)

       --pack-size=0       set  target  pack  size  in  MiB,  created  pack  files  may  be   larger   (default:
       $RESTIC_PACK_SIZE)

       --password-command=""        shell   command   to   obtain   the   repository   password  from  (default:
       $RESTIC_PASSWORD_COMMAND)

       -p, --password-file=""      file to read the repository password from (default: $RESTIC_PASSWORD_FILE)

       -q, --quiet[=false]      do not output comprehensive progress report

       -r, --repo=""      repository to backup to or restore from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY)

       --repository-file=""      file to read the repository location from (default: $RESTIC_REPOSITORY_FILE)

       --retry-lock=0s      retry to lock the repository if it is already locked, takes a value like  5m  or  2h
       (default: no retries)

       --tls-client-cert=""       path  to  a file containing PEM encoded TLS client certificate and private key
       (default: $RESTIC_TLS_CLIENT_CERT)

       -v, --verbose[=0]      be verbose (specify multiple times or a level using --verbose=n``, max level/times
       is 2)

SEE ALSO

       restic(1)

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