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docs: improve borg check --max-duration description
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The ``--max-duration`` option can be used to split a long-running repository check
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The ``--max-duration`` option can be used to split a long-running repository check
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into multiple partial checks. After the given number of seconds the check is
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into multiple partial checks. After the given number of seconds the check is
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interrupted. The next partial check will continue where the previous one stopped,
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interrupted. The next partial check will continue where the previous one stopped,
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until the complete repository has been checked. Example: Assuming a full check took 7
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until the complete repository has been checked. Example: Assuming a complete check took 7
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hours, then running a daily check with --max-duration=3600 (1 hour) resulted in one
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hours, then running a daily check with --max-duration=3600 (1 hour) resulted in one
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full check per week.
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completed check per week.
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Attention: Partial checks can only do way less checking than a full check (only the
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Attention: A partial --repository-only check can only do way less checking than a full
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CRC32 checks on segment file entries are done), and cannot be combined with the
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--repository-only check: only the non-cryptographic checksum checks on segment file
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``--repair`` option. Partial checks may therefore be useful only with very large
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entries are done, while a full --repository-only check would also do a repo index check.
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repositories where a full check took too long. Doing a full repository check aborts a
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A partial check cannot be combined with the ``--repair`` option. Partial checks
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partial check; the next partial check will restart from the beginning.
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may therefore be useful only with very large repositories where a full check would take
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too long.
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Doing a full repository check aborts a partial check; the next partial check will restart
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from the beginning.
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The ``--verify-data`` option will perform a full integrity verification (as opposed to
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The ``--verify-data`` option will perform a full integrity verification (as opposed to
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checking the CRC32 of the segment) of data, which means reading the data from the
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checking the CRC32 of the segment) of data, which means reading the data from the
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