From 8b61fd308cbaa7feea28fba615fa5959765571d1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Philip Waritschlager Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:33:02 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] docs: add note about GFS (#6006) docs: add note about grandfather-father-son backup retention policy / rotation scheme --- src/borg/archiver.py | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/src/borg/archiver.py b/src/borg/archiver.py index 3a6f7a719..75f4b355f 100644 --- a/src/borg/archiver.py +++ b/src/borg/archiver.py @@ -4309,7 +4309,9 @@ class Archiver: 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 `_ + (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