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PLAKAR-CREATE(1) General Commands Manual PLAKAR-CREATE(1)

plakar-create — Create a new Plakar repository

plakar create [-plaintext]

The plakar create command creates a new Plakar repository at the specified path which defaults to ~/.plakar.

The options are as follows:

Disable transparent encryption for the repository. If specified, the repository will not use encryption.

Repository encryption password.

The plakar-create utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

0
Command completed successfully.
>0
An error occurred, such as invalid parameters, inability to create the repository, or configuration issues.

plakar(1), plakar-backup(1)

Plakar July 3, 2025 PLAKAR-CREATE(1)

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