Add support for $RESTIC_CACHE_DIR

Add support for restic-specific $RESTIC_CACHE_DIR environment variable
to override the cache directory like --cache-dir would have.
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Stephane Thiell
2019-09-26 15:48:52 -07:00
parent 604b18aa74
commit 0e897ef7b8
2 changed files with 10 additions and 5 deletions

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@@ -376,9 +376,10 @@ OS-specific cache folder:
* macOS: ``~/Library/Caches/restic``
* Windows: ``%LOCALAPPDATA%/restic``
The command line parameter ``--cache-dir`` can each be used to override the
default cache location. The parameter ``--no-cache`` disables the cache
entirely. In this case, all data is loaded from the repo.
The command line parameter ``--cache-dir`` or the environment variable
``$RESTIC_CACHE_DIR`` can be used to override the default cache location. The
parameter ``--no-cache`` disables the cache entirely. In this case, all data
is loaded from the repo.
The cache is ephemeral: When a file cannot be read from the cache, it is loaded
from the repository.