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add new dump and find functionalities
Oct 25, 2025
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fix: Improve user prompts and variable usage
Oct 25, 2025
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fix: Update variable usage in prompts
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better error handling in find function
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messages for successful dump
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Add recovery kit generation
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Improve error handling and recovery kit generation
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new commands for dumping files, find and recovery kit
Oct 25, 2025
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checksum v0.39
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Expand Up @@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ For those familiar with setting up backup scripts, here is a fast track to get y
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --install-scheduler` — Interactive schedule wizard (systemd/cron).
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --uninstall-scheduler` — Remove the installed schedule.
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --restore` — Interactive restore wizard with dry-run preview.
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --dump <id> <path>` - Dump a single file from a snapshot to stdout.
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --background-restore <snapshot> <dest>` — Non-blocking background restore (logs to /tmp).
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --sync-restore <snapshot> <dest>` — Blocking restore suitable for cron/automation.
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --forget` — Apply retention policy (optionally prunes).
Expand All @@ -97,6 +98,8 @@ For those familiar with setting up backup scripts, here is a fast track to get y
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --snapshots` — List snapshots.
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --snapshots-delete` — Interactively delete snapshots (irreversible).
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --ls [snapshot_id] [path ...]` — List files/dirs within a snapshot (paged with `less`).
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --find <pattern...>` - Search for files/dirs across all snapshots (e.g., --find \"*.log\" -l).
- `sudo ./restic-backup.sh --recovery-kit` - Generate a self-contained recovery script (with embedded password).

Tip: `--verbose` is interactive; cron should use the default quiet mode. The script auto-reexecs with sudo if not run as root.

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