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diff --git a/borgmatic/borg/recreate.py b/borgmatic/borg/recreate.py
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+import argparse
+import logging
+
+import borgmatic.borg.environment
+import borgmatic.borg.feature
+import borgmatic.borg.flags
+import borgmatic.borg.repo_delete
+import borgmatic.config.paths
+import borgmatic.execute
+from borgmatic.borg.create import make_exclude_flags, write_patterns_file
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def make_recreate_command(
+    repository,
+    config,
+    patterns,
+    local_borg_version,
+    recreate_arguments,
+    global_arguments,
+    local_path,
+    remote_path=None,
+):
+    '''
+    Given a repository path, configuration dict, patterns, and Borg options, return a command
+    list for recreating a Borg archive.
+    '''
+    verbosity_flags = ()
+    if logger.isEnabledFor(logging.DEBUG):
+        verbosity_flags = ('--debug', '--show-rc')
+    elif logger.isEnabledFor(logging.INFO):
+        verbosity_flags = ('--info',)
+
+    command = [local_path, 'recreate', repository]
+    command.extend(verbosity_flags)
+    command.extend(global_arguments)
+    command.extend(recreate_arguments)
+
+    exclude_flags = make_exclude_flags(config)
+    command.extend(exclude_flags)
+
+    return command
+
+
+def recreate_archive(
+    repository,
+    config,
+    patterns,
+    local_borg_version,
+    recreate_arguments,
+    global_arguments,
+    local_path='borg',
+    remote_path=None,
+):
+    '''
+    Recreate a Borg archive with the given repository and configuration.
+    '''
+    command = make_recreate_command(
+        repository,
+        config,
+        patterns,
+        local_borg_version,
+        recreate_arguments,
+        global_arguments,
+        local_path,
+        remote_path,
+    )
+
+    patterns_file = write_patterns_file(patterns, borgmatic.config.paths.get_runtime_directory())
+    if patterns_file:
+        command.extend(['--patterns-from', patterns_file.name])
+
+    borgmatic.execute.execute_command(
+        command,
+        output_log_level=logging.ANSWER,
+        environment=borgmatic.borg.environment.make_environment(config),
+        working_directory=borgmatic.config.paths.get_working_directory(config),
+        remote_path=remote_path, 
+        borg_local_path=local_path,
+        borg_exit_codes=config.get('borg_exit_codes')
+        )