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diff --git a/docs/usage/key_import.rst.inc b/docs/usage/key_import.rst.inc index ab997d44c..a0890ff38 100644 --- a/docs/usage/key_import.rst.inc +++ b/docs/usage/key_import.rst.inc @@ -58,4 +58,13 @@ This command restores a key previously backed up with the export command. If the ``--paper`` option is given, the import will be an interactive process in which each line is checked for plausibility before -proceeding to the next line. For this format PATH must not be given.
\ No newline at end of file +proceeding to the next line. For this format PATH must not be given. + +For repositories using keyfile encryption, the key file which ``borg key +import`` writes to depends on several factors. If the ``BORG_KEY_FILE`` +environment variable is set and non-empty, ``borg key import`` creates +or overwrites that file named by ``$BORG_KEY_FILE``. Otherwise, ``borg +key import`` searches in the ``$BORG_KEYS_DIR`` directory for a key file +associated with the repository. If a key file is found in +``$BORG_KEYS_DIR``, ``borg key import`` overwrites it; otherwise, ``borg +key import`` creates a new key file in ``$BORG_KEYS_DIR``.
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