Merge pull request #165 from brodul/docs

Fix documentation 'snapshot' to 'checkpoint'
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Jonas Borgström 2015-01-03 23:14:13 +01:00
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@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ When backing up to remote servers, is data encrypted before leaving the local ma
Yes, everything is encrypted before leaving the local machine. Yes, everything is encrypted before leaving the local machine.
If a backup stops mid-way, does the already-backed-up data stay there? I.e. does Attic resume backups? If a backup stops mid-way, does the already-backed-up data stay there? I.e. does Attic resume backups?
Yes, during a backup a special checkpoint archive named ``<archive-name>.snapshot`` is saved every 5 minutes Yes, during a backup a special checkpoint archive named ``<archive-name>.checkpoint`` is saved every 5 minutes
containing all the data backed-up until that point. This means that at most 5 minutes worth of data needs to be containing all the data backed-up until that point. This means that at most 5 minutes worth of data needs to be
retransmitted if a backup needs to be restarted. retransmitted if a backup needs to be restarted.