Restore multiple file versions

Vito · October 23, 2020, 3:11pm

Hello.
is it possible to restore all the versions of the file stored in the repo without manually picking snapshots?
For example all the versions of the file c:\something\myfile.doc, so that I had directory fulled with myfilefile.doc_v1, myfilefile.doc_v2 etc?
I need to find the right version of the file myfile.doc

cdhowie · October 23, 2020, 3:13pm

This is not possible with restic alone, but it could be accomplished using a script. Many restic commands take a --json flag which means you can automate processes like this externally to restic using any scripting environment that knows how to parse JSON.

rubiojr · October 24, 2020, 8:39pm

I need a similar tool for something unrelated, so I’ve started working on tooling (rapi rescue restore-all-versions) that may work for you.

github.com

rubiojr/rapi/blob/master/docs/tooling/README.md#restore-all-versions

# Restic extras

Extra tools to manage Restic repositories, mostly intended for restic developers and advanced users.

**⚠️ Waring**: these tools are in a experimental state now. Do not use in production repositories.

## Installing the tools

### From source

```
GO111MODULE=on go get github.com/rubiojr/rapi/cmd/rapi
```

### Binaries

No binaries available for the moment.

## Available tools

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I don’t test on MS Windows, so it may suffer from MS Windows specific issues.