@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ Examples
# Backup huge files with little chunk management overhead
$ borg create --chunker-params 19,23,21,4095 /mnt/backup::VMs /srv/VMs
+ # Backup a raw device (must not be active/in use/mounted at that time)
+ $ dd if=/dev/sda bs=10M | borg create /mnt/backup::my-sda -
+
.. include:: usage/extract.rst.inc