rustic

Initialize repository

$ rustic init

$ rustic backup [path/to/backup]

$ rustic snapshots

$ rustic restore [snapshot_id] [target/]

$ rustic forget --keep-daily [7] --keep-weekly [4]

$ rustic prune

$ rustic check

$ rustic mount [mountpoint/]

rustic [-r repository] [options] command [args]

rustic is a fast backup tool written in Rust that is fully compatible with the restic repository format. It provides encrypted, deduplicated backups using AES-256 encryption with authenticated tags, ensuring data confidentiality and integrity at rest.
The tool uses content-defined chunking and deduplication so that only unique data chunks are stored, significantly reducing storage requirements for incremental backups. Multiple storage backends are supported including local filesystems, S3-compatible object storage, SFTP, and REST servers.
Retention policies specified through forget with keep rules (daily, weekly, monthly) automate snapshot cleanup. The prune command reclaims space by removing data chunks no longer referenced by any snapshot.

-r, --repo PATH

Repository location.

Repository password.

Password file.

Verbose output.

Simulate only.

~/.config/rustic/rustic.toml

Main configuration file defining default repository location, password source, backup paths, and retention policies.

Environment variable specifying the default repository location.

Environment variable providing the repository password.

init

Create repository.

Create backup.

List snapshots.

Restore data.

Remove snapshots.

Remove unused data.

Verify integrity.

Separate implementation from restic. Repository format compatible. Some features may differ.

Rustic was created as a Rust rewrite of restic for improved performance. It maintains compatibility with restic repositories.

restic(1), borgbackup(1), duplicacy(1)