🔄 Restore

crestic restore --repo <name> --target <path> [--snapshot <id>]

Restore a snapshot to a directory.

Flags

--repo, -r <name> - Required: Repository to restore from
--target, -t <path> - Required: Directory to restore to
--snapshot, -s <id> - Snapshot ID (default: "latest")

Examples

# Restore latest snapshot
crestic restore --repo local-repo --target ./restore
 
# Restore specific snapshot
crestic restore --repo local-repo --target ./restore --snapshot abc123

Finding Snapshots

First, list available snapshots:

crestic exec --repo local-repo snapshots

Output shows snapshot IDs:

ID        Time                 Host        Tags        Paths
----------------------------------------------------------------
abc123    2024-01-15 10:00:00  myhost      daily       /home/user
def456    2024-01-14 10:00:00  myhost      daily       /home/user

Then restore specific snapshot:

crestic restore --repo local-repo --snapshot abc123 --target ./restore

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