address feedback, fix typo in example command

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Adam Eijdenberg 2024-02-23 15:26:06 +11:00
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Enhancement: can now listen on a unix socket
Enhancement: Support listening on a unix socket
If `--listen unix:/tmp/foo` is passed, the server will listen on a unix socket. This is triggered by the prefix `unix:`.
To let rest-server listen on a unix socket, prefix the socket filename with `unix:` and pass it to the `--listen` option, for example `--listen unix:/tmp/foo`.
This is useful in combination with remote port portforwarding to enable remote server to backup locally, e.g.
This is useful in combination with remote port forwarding to enable remote server to backup locally, e.g.
```bash
```
rest-server --listen unix:/tmp/foo &
ssh -R /tmp/foo:/tmp/foo user@host restic -r rest:http+unix:/tmp/foo:/repo backup
ssh -R /tmp/foo:/tmp/foo user@host restic -r rest:http+unix:///tmp/foo:/repo backup
```
https://github.com/restic/rest-server/pull/272