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@@ -232,15 +232,6 @@ sudo borgmatic create --verbosity 1 --files
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(No borgmatic `--files` flag? It's only present in newer versions of
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borgmatic. So try leaving it out, or upgrade borgmatic!)
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-Or, you can omit the `create` action to prune any old backups as per the
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-configured retention policy, compact segments to free up space (with Borg
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-1.2+), create a backup, *and* check backups for consistency problems due to
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-things like file damage:
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-```bash
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-sudo borgmatic --verbosity 1 --files
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-```
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The verbosity flag makes borgmatic show the steps it's performing. And the
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files flag lists each file that's new or changed since the last backup.
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Eyeball the list and see if it matches your expectations based on the
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@@ -250,6 +241,18 @@ If you'd like to specify an alternate configuration file path, use the
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`--config` flag. See `borgmatic --help` for more information.
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+## Default actions
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+If you omit `create` and other actions, borgmatic runs through a set of
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+default actions: `prune` any old backups as per the configured retention
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+policy, `compact` segments to free up space (with Borg 1.2+), `create` a
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+backup, *and* `check` backups for consistency problems due to things like file
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+damage. For instance:
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+```bash
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+sudo borgmatic --verbosity 1 --files
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+```
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## Autopilot
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Running backups manually is good for validating your configuration, but I'm
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