diff --git a/src/cmds/restic/cmd_options.go b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_options.go
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index 000000000..ba78941b0
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+++ b/src/cmds/restic/cmd_options.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"restic/options"
+
+	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
+)
+
+var optionsCmd = &cobra.Command{
+	Use:   "options",
+	Short: "print list of extended options",
+	Long: `
+The "options" command prints a list of extended options.
+`,
+	Hidden: true,
+	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
+		fmt.Printf("All Extended Options:\n")
+		for _, opt := range options.List() {
+			fmt.Printf("  %-15s   %s\n", opt.Namespace+"."+opt.Name, opt.Text)
+		}
+	},
+}
+
+func init() {
+	cmdRoot.AddCommand(optionsCmd)
+}