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Add --one-file-system note for root backup

rugk 8 years ago
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@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ Can I backup my root partition (/) with Borg?
 
 
 Backing up your entire root partition works just fine, but remember to
 Backing up your entire root partition works just fine, but remember to
 exclude directories that make no sense to backup, such as /dev, /proc,
 exclude directories that make no sense to backup, such as /dev, /proc,
-/sys, /tmp and /run.
+/sys, /tmp and /run, and to use --one-file-system if you only want to
+backup the root partition (and not any mounted devices e.g.).
 
 
 If it crashes with a UnicodeError, what can I do?
 If it crashes with a UnicodeError, what can I do?
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