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.TH "desync" "1" "Sep 2026" "desync" ""

.SH NAME
desync-make - Chunk input file and create index


.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBdesync make <index> <file> [flags]\fP


.SH DESCRIPTION
Creates chunks from the input file and builds an index. If a chunk store is
provided with -s, such as a local directory or S3 store, it splits the input
file according to the index and stores the chunks. Use '-' to write the index
to STDOUT.


.SH OPTIONS
\fB--ca-cert\fP=""
	trust authorities in this file, instead of OS trust store

.PP
\fB-r\fP, \fB--cache-repair\fP[=true]
	replace invalid chunks in the cache from source

.PP
\fB-m\fP, \fB--chunk-size\fP="16:64:256"
	min:avg:max chunk size in kb

.PP
\fB--client-cert\fP=""
	path to client certificate for TLS authentication

.PP
\fB--client-key\fP=""
	path to client key for TLS authentication

.PP
\fB-n\fP, \fB--concurrency\fP=10
	number of concurrent goroutines

.PP
\fB-e\fP, \fB--error-retry\fP=3
	number of times to retry in case of network error

.PP
\fB-b\fP, \fB--error-retry-base-interval\fP=500ms
	initial retry delay, increases linearly with each subsequent attempt

.PP
\fB-h\fP, \fB--help\fP[=false]
	help for make

.PP
\fB--print-stats\fP[=false]
	print chunking statistics to stderr when done

.PP
\fB-s\fP, \fB--store\fP=""
	target store

.PP
\fB-t\fP, \fB--trust-insecure\fP[=false]
	trust invalid certificates


.SH OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS
\fB--config\fP=""
	config file (default $HOME/.config/desync/config.json)

.PP
\fB--digest\fP="sha512-256"
	digest algorithm, sha512-256 or sha256

.PP
\fB--verbose\fP[=false]
	verbose mode


.SH EXAMPLE
.EX
  desync make -s /path/to/local file.caibx largefile.bin
  desync make -m 8:32:128 - largefile.bin > file.caibx
.EE


.SH SEE ALSO
\fBdesync(1)\fP


.SH HISTORY
5-Sep-2026 Auto generated by spf13/cobra