prune

Section profile.prune

This section configures restic command prune . Information on command and flags is copied from the restic manual pages.

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

Flags used by resticprofile only:
NameTypeDefaultNotes
scheduleone or more strings OR nested ScheduleConfigConfigures the scheduled execution of this profile section. Can be times in systemd timer format or a config structure. Examples: hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, 10:00,14:00,18:00,22:00, Wed,Fri 17:48, *-*-15 02:45, Mon..Fri 00:30
schedule-after-network-onlinetrue / falseDon’t start this schedule when the network is offline (supported in “systemd”)
schedule-capture-environmentone or more stringsRESTIC_*Set names (or glob expressions) of environment variables to capture during schedule creation. The captured environment is applied prior to “profile.env” when running the schedule. Whether capturing is supported depends on the type of scheduler being used (supported in “systemd” and “launchd”)
schedule-ignore-on-batterytrue / falsefalseDon’t start this schedule when running on battery
schedule-ignore-on-battery-less-thanintegerDon’t start this schedule when running on battery and the state of charge is less than this percentage. Examples: 20, 33, 50, 75
schedule-lock-modestringdefaultSpecify how locks are used when running on schedule - see schedules/configuration/. Is one of default, fail, ignore
schedule-lock-waitinteger OR durationSet the maximum time to wait for acquiring locks when running on schedule. Examples: 150s, 15m, 30m, 45m, 1h, 2h30m
schedule-logstringRedirect the output into a log file or to syslog when running on schedule. Examples: /resticprofile.log, syslog-tcp://syslog-server:514, syslog:server, syslog:
schedule-permissionstringautoSpecify whether the schedule runs with system or user privileges - see schedules/configuration/. Is one of auto, system, user, user_logged_on
schedule-prioritystringstandardSet the priority at which the schedule is run. Is one of background, standard
send-afterone or more nested SendMonitoringSectionSend HTTP request(s) after a successful restic command
send-after-failone or more nested SendMonitoringSectionSend HTTP request(s) after failed restic or shell commands
send-beforeone or more nested SendMonitoringSectionSend HTTP request(s) before a restic command
send-finallyone or more nested SendMonitoringSectionSend HTTP request(s) always, after all other commands
Flags passed to the restic command line:
NameTypeDefaultNotes
dry-runtrue / falsefalsedo not modify the repository, just print what would be done. restic >= 0.12.0
max-repack-sizestring""maximum size to repack (allowed suffixes: k/K, m/M, g/G, t/T). restic >= 0.12.0
max-unusedstring"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’). restic >= 0.12.0
repack-cacheable-onlytrue / falsefalseonly repack packs which are cacheable. restic >= 0.12.0
repack-smalltrue / falsefalserepack pack files below 80% of target pack size. restic >= 0.14.0
repack-uncompressedtrue / falsefalserepack all uncompressed data. restic >= 0.14.0
unsafe-recover-no-free-spacestring""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. restic >= 0.14.0
Tip

Flags declared for the restic command line in section profile can be overridden in this section.