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Merge pull request #1259 from jniggemann/doc-add-restic-check-advice

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adds advice to run restic check regularly
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Alexander Neumann 2017-09-23 14:07:55 +02:00
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@ -512,6 +512,10 @@ find the old snapshot in the repo and by default only reads those files
that are new or have been modified since the last snapshot. This is that are new or have been modified since the last snapshot. This is
decided based on the modify date of the file in the file system. decided based on the modify date of the file in the file system.
Now is a good time to run ``restic check`` to verify that all data
is properly stored in the repository. You should run this command regularly
to make sure the internal structure of the repository is free of errors.
You can exclude folders and files by specifying exclude-patterns. Either You can exclude folders and files by specifying exclude-patterns. Either
specify them with multiple ``--exclude``'s or one ``--exclude-file`` specify them with multiple ``--exclude``'s or one ``--exclude-file``
@ -826,6 +830,10 @@ data that was referenced by the snapshot from the repository. This can
be automated with the ``--prune`` option of the ``forget`` command, be automated with the ``--prune`` option of the ``forget`` command,
which runs ``prune`` automatically if snapshots have been removed. which runs ``prune`` automatically if snapshots have been removed.
It is advisable to run ``restic check`` after pruning, to make sure
you are alerted, should the internal data structures of the repository
be damaged.
Remove a single snapshot Remove a single snapshot
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