To free up space, now pruning backups prior to creating a new backup.

NEWS

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
  * Dropped Python 2 support. Now Python 3 only.
  * #18: Fix for README mention of sample files not included in package.
  * #22: Sample files for triggering borgmatic from a systemd timer.
+ * To free up space, now pruning backups prior to creating a new backup.
  * Enabled test coverage output during tox runs.
  * Added logo.
 

borgmatic/commands/borgmatic.py

@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ def main():  # pragma: no cover
         )
 
         borg.initialize(storage)
-        borg.create_archive(args.verbosity, storage, **config['location'])
         borg.prune_archives(args.verbosity, repository, retention, remote_path=remote_path)
+        borg.create_archive(args.verbosity, storage, **config['location'])
         borg.check_archives(args.verbosity, repository, consistency, remote_path=remote_path)
     except (ValueError, OSError, CalledProcessError) as error:
         print(error, file=sys.stderr)