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.. _chunker-params:
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.. _chunker-params:
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---chunker-params
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+``--chunker-params``
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+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The chunker params influence how input files are cut into pieces (chunks)
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The chunker params influence how input files are cut into pieces (chunks)
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which are then considered for deduplication. They also have a big impact on
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which are then considered for deduplication. They also have a big impact on
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resource usage (RAM and disk space) as the amount of resources needed is
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resource usage (RAM and disk space) as the amount of resources needed is
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(also) determined by the total amount of chunks in the repository (see
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(also) determined by the total amount of chunks in the repository (see
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-`Indexes / Caches memory usage` for details).
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+:ref:`cache-memory-usage` for details).
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``--chunker-params=10,23,16,4095`` results in a fine-grained deduplication|
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``--chunker-params=10,23,16,4095`` results in a fine-grained deduplication|
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and creates a big amount of chunks and thus uses a lot of resources to manage
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and creates a big amount of chunks and thus uses a lot of resources to manage
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For more details, see :ref:`chunker_details`.
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For more details, see :ref:`chunker_details`.
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---umask
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-~~~~~~~
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+``--umask``
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+~~~~~~~~~~~
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If you use ``--umask``, make sure that all repository-modifying borg commands
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If you use ``--umask``, make sure that all repository-modifying borg commands
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(create, delete, prune) that access the repository in question use the same
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(create, delete, prune) that access the repository in question use the same
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@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ If you use ``--umask``, make sure that all repository-modifying borg commands
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If multiple machines access the same repository, this should hold true for all
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If multiple machines access the same repository, this should hold true for all
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of them.
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of them.
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---read-special
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-~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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+``--read-special``
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+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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The ``--read-special`` option is special - you do not want to use it for normal
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The ``--read-special`` option is special - you do not want to use it for normal
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full-filesystem backups, but rather after carefully picking some targets for it.
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full-filesystem backups, but rather after carefully picking some targets for it.
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