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+#!/bin/bash
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+echo "This is ddp's quick and dirty restic restore wrapper - it is more just in case you need to restore and there is no wiki to refer to"
+
+echo "Usage of restic:"
+echo "  to find a file to restore:"
+echo "      sudo RESTIC_PASSWORD=backups-are-important restic -r /backup/restic-repo --tag home  find '/home/ddp/*.csv'
+echo "  to restore a file:"
+echo "      sudo -u restic RESTIC_PASSWORD=backups-are-important ~restic/bin/restic -r /backup/restic-repo restore 47226c00 --tag home --verify  -i '/home/ddp/adobe_students_by_email.csv' -t /tmp/
+echo "  to note with the above, you dont need the --tag if you don't know where the file is"
+