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diff --git a/docs/usage/prune.rst.inc b/docs/usage/prune.rst.inc index 808577327..b5bd5b421 100644 --- a/docs/usage/prune.rst.inc +++ b/docs/usage/prune.rst.inc @@ -103,7 +103,9 @@ any of the specified retention options. Important: Repository disk space is **not** freed until you run ``borg compact``. This command is normally used by automated backup scripts wanting to keep a -certain number of historic backups. +certain number of historic backups. This retention policy is commonly referred to as +`GFS <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_rotation_scheme#Grandfather-father-son>`_ +(Grandfather-father-son) backup rotation scheme. Also, prune automatically removes checkpoint archives (incomplete archives left behind by interrupted backup runs) except if the checkpoint is the latest |