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diff --git a/docs/usage/recreate.rst b/docs/usage/recreate.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..97dff5066 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/usage/recreate.rst @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +.. include:: recreate.rst.inc + +Examples +~~~~~~~~ +:: + + # Make old (Attic / Borg 0.xx) archives deduplicate with Borg 1.x archives + # Archives created with Borg 1.1+ and the default chunker params are skipped (archive ID stays the same) + $ borg recreate /mnt/backup --chunker-params default --progress + + # Create a backup with little but fast compression + $ borg create /mnt/backup::archive /some/files --compression lz4 + # Then compress it - this might take longer, but the backup has already completed, so no inconsistencies + # from a long-running backup job. + $ borg recreate /mnt/backup::archive --recompress --compression zlib,9 + + # Remove unwanted files from all archives in a repository + $ borg recreate /mnt/backup -e /home/icke/Pictures/drunk_photos + + + # Change archive comment + $ borg create --comment "This is a comment" /mnt/backup::archivename ~ + $ borg info /mnt/backup::archivename + Name: archivename + Fingerprint: ... + Comment: This is a comment + ... + $ borg recreate --comment "This is a better comment" /mnt/backup::archivename + $ borg info /mnt/backup::archivename + Name: archivename + Fingerprint: ... + Comment: This is a better comment + ... |