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@@ -2355,6 +2355,8 @@ class Archiver:
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recreate_epilog = textwrap.dedent("""
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Recreate the contents of existing archives.
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+ This is an *experimental* feature. Do *not* use this on your only backup.
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--exclude, --exclude-from and PATH have the exact same semantics
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as in "borg create". If PATHs are specified the resulting archive
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will only contain files from these PATHs.
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@@ -2371,15 +2373,6 @@ class Archiver:
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used to have upgraded Borg 0.xx or Attic archives deduplicate with
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Borg 1.x archives.
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- borg recreate is signal safe. Send either SIGINT (Ctrl-C on most terminals) or
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- SIGTERM to request termination.
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-
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- Use the *exact same* command line to resume the operation later - changing excludes
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- or paths will lead to inconsistencies (changed excludes will only apply to newly
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- processed files/dirs). Changing compression leads to incorrect size information
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- (which does not cause any data loss, but can be misleading).
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- Changing chunker params between invocations might lead to data loss.
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USE WITH CAUTION.
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Depending on the PATHs and patterns given, recreate can be used to permanently
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delete files from archives.
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Marian Beermann