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authorThomas Waldmann <tw@waldmann-edv.de>2022-06-05 20:13:46 +0200
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@@ -138,15 +138,18 @@ Second, the consistency and correctness of the archive metadata is verified:
The ``--max-duration`` option can be used to split a long-running repository check
into multiple partial checks. After the given number of seconds the check is
interrupted. The next partial check will continue where the previous one stopped,
-until the complete repository has been checked. Example: Assuming a full check took 7
+until the complete repository has been checked. Example: Assuming a complete check took 7
hours, then running a daily check with --max-duration=3600 (1 hour) resulted in one
-full check per week.
-
-Attention: Partial checks can only do way less checking than a full check (only the
-CRC32 checks on segment file entries are done), and cannot be combined with the
-``--repair`` option. Partial checks may therefore be useful only with very large
-repositories where a full check took too long. Doing a full repository check aborts a
-partial check; the next partial check will restart from the beginning.
+completed check per week.
+
+Attention: A partial --repository-only check can only do way less checking than a full
+--repository-only check: only the non-cryptographic checksum checks on segment file
+entries are done, while a full --repository-only check would also do a repo index check.
+A partial check cannot be combined with the ``--repair`` option. Partial checks
+may therefore be useful only with very large repositories where a full check would take
+too long.
+Doing a full repository check aborts a partial check; the next partial check will restart
+from the beginning.
The ``--verify-data`` option will perform a full integrity verification (as opposed to
checking the CRC32 of the segment) of data, which means reading the data from the