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update faq: we have in-file checkpoints now
note: until there is some means to list and extract the (partial) checkpoint items, we do not need to talk about them.
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@ -225,10 +225,7 @@ During a backup a special checkpoint archive named ``<archive-name>.checkpoint``
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is saved every checkpoint interval (the default value for this is 30
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is saved every checkpoint interval (the default value for this is 30
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minutes) containing all the data backed-up until that point.
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minutes) containing all the data backed-up until that point.
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Checkpoints only happen between files (so they don't help for interruptions
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This checkpoint archive is a valid archive,
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happening while a very large file is being processed).
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This checkpoint archive is a valid archive (all files in it are valid and complete),
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but it is only a partial backup (not all files that you wanted to backup are
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but it is only a partial backup (not all files that you wanted to backup are
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contained in it). Having it in the repo until a successful, full backup is
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contained in it). Having it in the repo until a successful, full backup is
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completed is useful because it references all the transmitted chunks up
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completed is useful because it references all the transmitted chunks up
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