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Merge pull request #3366 from ThomasWaldmann/create-tuning-options

docs: point out tuning options for borg create, fixes #3239
TW 7 years ago
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@@ -2761,6 +2761,12 @@ class Archiver:
           it had before a content change happened. This can be used maliciously as well as
           it had before a content change happened. This can be used maliciously as well as
           well-meant, but in both cases mtime based cache modes can be problematic.
           well-meant, but in both cases mtime based cache modes can be problematic.
 
 
+        By default, borg tries to archive all metadata that it supports archiving.
+        If that is not what you want or need, there are some tuning options:
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+        - --nobsdflags (getting bsdflags has a speed penalty under Linux)
+        - --noatime (if atime changes frequently, the metadata stream will dedup badly)
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         The mount points of filesystems or filesystem snapshots should be the same for every
         The mount points of filesystems or filesystem snapshots should be the same for every
         creation of a new archive to ensure fast operation. This is because the file cache that
         creation of a new archive to ensure fast operation. This is because the file cache that
         is used to determine changed files quickly uses absolute filenames.
         is used to determine changed files quickly uses absolute filenames.