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Re:Restic – Backups Done Right by CGamesPlay on Saturday November 13, 2021 @12:21PM (#29211426)
Note that `restic check` only verifies that the repository metadata is correct, and doesn't detect, say, bit swaps in actual packfiles, which would render your backup unrestorable. You might be interested in the `--read-data` or `--read-data-subset` flags to help double check your backups!
Re:Restic – Backups Done Right by pawelduda on Saturday November 13, 2021 @01:22PM (#29211956)
Ooh I just checked this and you're right! Thanks for the heads up, I'll have to incorporate this into the script.

Relevant manual page in case anyone's interested: https://restic.readthedocs.io/en/latest/045_working_with_rep...