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Examples
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# Create a backup with little but fast compression
$ borg create 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 -a archive --recompress --compression zlib,9
# Remove unwanted files from all archives in a repository.
# Note the relative path for the --exclude option - archives only contain relative paths.
$ borg recreate --exclude home/icke/Pictures/drunk_photos
# Change archive comment
$ borg create --comment "This is a comment" archivename ~
$ borg info -a archivename
Name: archivename
Fingerprint: ...
Comment: This is a comment
...
$ borg recreate --comment "This is a better comment" -a archivename
$ borg info -a archivename
Name: archivename
Fingerprint: ...
Comment: This is a better comment
...