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-# restic-tools
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+# restic-tools
+Wrapper around restic backup to simplify certain tasks. 
+Repositories can be configured in /etc/backup/$REPO.repo
+Local includes and excludes in `/etc/backup/local.config` or `/etc/backup/local.exclude`
+
+* `backup $REPO local` for local backup to repo configured by 
+* `backup $REPO monitor $HOST $WARN_HOURS $CRIT_HOURS` for Nagios/Iciginga checks of backups
+* `backup $REPO $ARGUMENTS` for invoking restic with $ARGUMENTS for the repository