optional arguments

-h, --help

Show this help message and exit

global arguments

-c [CONFIG_PATHS [CONFIG_PATHS ...]], --config [CONFIG_PATHS [CONFIG_PATHS ...]]

Configuration filenames or directories, defaults to: /etc/borgmatic/config.yaml /etc/borgmatic.d /root/.config/borgmatic/config.yaml

--excludes EXCLUDES_FILENAME

Deprecated in favor of exclude_patterns within configuration

-n, --dry-run

Go through the motions, but do not actually write to any repositories

-nc, --no-color

Disable colored output

-v {0,1,2}, --verbosity {0,1,2}

Display verbose progress to the console (from none to lots: 0, 1, or 2)

--syslog-verbosity {0,1,2}

Display verbose progress to syslog (from none to lots: 0, 1, or 2). Ignored when console is interactive

--version

Display installed version number of borgmatic and exit

actions

Specify zero or more actions. Defaults to prune, create, and check. Use –help with action for details:

init (--init, -I)

Initialize an empty Borg repository

prune (--prune, -p)

Prune archives according to the retention policy

create (--create, -C)

Create archives (actually perform backups)

check (--check, -k)

Check archives for consistency

extract (--extract, -x)

Extract a named archive to the current directory

list (--list, -l)

List archives

info (--info, -i)

Display summary information on archives