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.TH "borg-extract" "1" "2026-06-16" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH Name
borg-extract \- Extracts archive contents.
.SH SYNOPSIS
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borg [common options] extract [options] NAME [PATH...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
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This command extracts the contents of an archive.
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By default, the entire archive is extracted, but a subset of files and directories
can be selected by passing a list of \fBPATH\fP arguments. The default interpretation
for the paths to extract is \fIpp:\fP which is a literal path\-prefix match. If you want
to use e.g. a wildcard, you must select a different pattern style such as \fIsh:\fP or
\fIfm:\fP\&. See \fIborg_patterns\fP for more information.
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The file selection can be further restricted by using the \fB\-\-exclude\fP option.
For more help on include/exclude patterns, see the \fIborg_patterns\fP command output.
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By using \fB\-\-dry\-run\fP, you can do all extraction steps except actually writing the
output data: reading metadata and data chunks from the repository, checking the hash/HMAC,
decrypting, and decompressing.
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\fB\-\-progress\fP can be slower than no progress display, since it makes one additional
pass over the archive metadata.
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\fBNote:\fP
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Currently, extract always writes into the current working directory (\(dq.\(dq),
so make sure you \fBcd\fP to the right place before calling \fBborg extract\fP\&.
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When parent directories are not extracted (because of using file/directory selection
or any other reason), Borg cannot restore parent directories\(aq metadata, e.g., owner,
group, permissions, etc.
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.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
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.B NAME
specify the archive name
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.B PATH
paths to extract; patterns are supported
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.B  \-\-list
output a verbose list of items (files, dirs, ...)
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.B  \-n\fP,\fB  \-\-dry\-run
do not actually change any files
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.B  \-\-numeric\-ids
only use numeric user and group identifiers
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.B  \-\-noflags
do not extract/set flags (e.g. NODUMP, IMMUTABLE)
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.B  \-\-noacls
do not extract/set ACLs
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.B  \-\-noxattrs
do not extract/set xattrs
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.B  \-\-stdout
write all extracted data to stdout
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.B  \-\-sparse
create holes in the output sparse file from all\-zero chunks
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.B  \-\-continue
continue a previously interrupted extraction of the same archive
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.SS Include/Exclude options
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.BI \-e \ PATTERN\fR,\fB \ \-\-exclude \ PATTERN
exclude paths matching PATTERN
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.BI \-\-exclude\-from \ EXCLUDEFILE
read exclude patterns from EXCLUDEFILE, one per line
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.BI \-\-pattern \ PATTERN
include/exclude paths matching PATTERN
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.BI \-\-patterns\-from \ PATTERNFILE
read include/exclude patterns from PATTERNFILE, one per line
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.BI \-\-strip\-components \ NUMBER
Remove the specified number of leading path elements. Paths with fewer elements will be silently skipped.
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.EX
# Extract entire archive
$ borg extract my\-files

# Extract entire archive and list files while processing
$ borg extract \-\-list my\-files

# Verify whether an archive could be successfully extracted, but do not write files to disk
$ borg extract \-\-dry\-run my\-files

# Extract the \(dqsrc\(dq directory
$ borg extract my\-files home/USERNAME/src

# Extract the \(dqsrc\(dq directory but exclude object files
$ borg extract my\-files home/USERNAME/src \-\-exclude \(aq*.o\(aq

# Extract only the C files
$ borg extract my\-files \(aqsh:home/USERNAME/src/*.c\(aq

# Restore a raw device (must not be active/in use/mounted at that time)
$ borg extract \-\-stdout my\-sdx | dd of=/dev/sdx bs=10M
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.SH SEE ALSO
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\fIborg\-common(1)\fP, \fIborg\-mount(1)\fP
.SH Author
The Borg Collective
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