# Rustic

> rustic — fast encrypted deduplicated backup tool (restic-compatible)

- Skill: `javimosch/rustic` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add javimosch/rustic`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/javimosch/rustic/raw
- Safety review: PASS (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: javimosch (https://skillmd.com/u/javimosch)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/javimosch/rustic

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# rustic Plugin

Rustic is a fast, encrypted, deduplicated backup tool written in Rust. It is compatible with the restic repository format and can back up to local disks, SFTP, S3, and other cloud storage.

## Quickstart

```bash
# Initialize a new backup repository
rustic init -r /backups/my-repo

# Back up a directory
rustic backup ~/Documents -r /backups/my-repo

# List snapshots
rustic snapshots -r /backups/my-repo

# Restore a snapshot to a target directory
rustic restore latest:/ /tmp/restored -r /backups/my-repo

# Remove old snapshots by retention policy
rustic forget --keep-daily 7 --keep-weekly 4 -r /backups/my-repo
```