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``mc ilm restore``
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.. mc:: mc ilm restore

Syntax
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The :mc:`mc ilm restore` command creates a temporary copy of an object archived
on a remote tier. The copy automatically expires after 1 day by default.

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Use this command to allow applications to access a tiered object through the
MinIO deployment (e.g. "hot tier"). The archived object remains on the remote
tier, while the temporary copy becomes ``HEAD`` for that object.

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   .. tab-item:: EXAMPLE

      The following command restores a copy of a transitioned object from the
      remote tier back to the ``myminio`` MinIO deployment:

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         mc ilm restore myminio/mybucket/object.txt

   .. tab-item:: SYNTAX

      The command has the following syntax:

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         mc [GLOBALFLAGS] ilm restore      \
                          [--days "int" ]  \
                          [--recursive]    \
                          [--vid "string"] \
                          [--versions]     \
                          ALIAS

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Parameters
~~~~~~~~~~

.. mc-cmd:: ALIAS

   *Required* The MinIO :ref:`alias <alias>`, bucket, and path to the
   archived object to restore.

   .. code-block:: shell

      mc ilm restore myminio/mybucket/object.txt


.. mc-cmd:: --days                     
   

   *Optional* The number of days after which MinIO expires the restored copy
   of the archived object.


.. mc-cmd:: --recursive, r                  
   

   *Optional* Restores all objects under the specified prefix.


.. mc-cmd:: --versions                       
   

   *Optional* Restores all versions of the object on the remote tier.


.. mc-cmd:: --version-id, vid  
   

   *Optional* Restores the specified version of the object on the remote tier.


Global Flags
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Examples
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Restore an Archived Object
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The following command restores an object archived to a remote tier:

.. code-block:: shell
   :class: copyable

   mc ilm restore myminio/mybucket/object.txt


Restore a Specific Archived Object Version
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The following command restore a specific object version archived to a 
remote tier:

.. code-block:: shell
   :class: copyable

   mc ilm restore --vid "VERSIONID" myminio/mybucket/object.txt

Restore All Archived Objects at a Bucket Prefix
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The following command restores all objects archived under a specified prefix on
the remote tier:

.. code-block:: shell
   :class: copyable

   mc ilm restore --recursive myminio/mybucket/data/

Behavior
--------

Restored Objects Expire Automatically
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

MinIO automatically expires the restored object copy after the specified
number of days (Default: 1 day).

Restored Objects Become HEAD
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

The restored object copy becomes HEAD for that object namespace *regardless*
of it's versioning history. This can result in applications returning
"stale" data while the local copy exists. 

S3 Compatibility
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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