rimba restore

Restore an archived worktree by recreating its directory from a branch that was previously archived with rimba archive. Copies dotfiles, installs dependencies, and runs post-create hooks — just like rimba add.

Synopsis

rimba restore <task> [flags]

Examples

rimba restore my-feature
rimba restore my-feature --skip-deps
rimba restore my-feature --skip-hooks

Common workflows

Resume paused work

rimba list --archived          # Check archived branches
rimba restore big-refactor     # Recreate the worktree
cd $(rimba open big-refactor)  # Navigate into it

Fast restore (skip slow steps)

rimba restore my-feature --skip-deps --skip-hooks

Restoring copies dotfiles, installs dependencies, and runs post-create hooks — just like rimba add. Use rimba archive to archive a worktree.

Flags

Flag	Description
--skip-deps	Skip dependency detection and installation
--skip-hooks	Skip post-create hooks

Related commands

• rimba archive · archive a worktree (remove directory, keep branch)
• rimba list · use --archived to see restorable branches
• rimba add · create a brand-new worktree
• rimba trust · approve post-create shell commands that run on restore