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doc: Improve include patterns info
Clarifies and adds information on how to specify include patterns.
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@ -132,8 +132,8 @@ Now is a good time to run ``restic check`` to verify that all data
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is properly stored in the repository. You should run this command regularly
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to make sure the internal structure of the repository is free of errors.
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Including and Excluding Files
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Excluding Files
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***************
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You can exclude folders and files by specifying exclude patterns, currently
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the exclude options are:
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@ -223,10 +223,13 @@ backup ``/sys`` or ``/dev`` on a Linux system:
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.. note:: ``--one-file-system`` is currently unsupported on Windows, and will
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cause the backup to immediately fail with an error.
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By using the ``--files-from`` option you can read the files you want to
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backup from one or more files. This is especially useful if a lot of files have
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to be backed up that are not in the same folder or are maybe pre-filtered
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by other software.
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Including Files
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***************
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By using the ``--files-from`` option you can read the files you want to back
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up from one or more files. This is especially useful if a lot of files have
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to be backed up that are not in the same folder or are maybe pre-filtered by
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other software.
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For example maybe you want to backup files which have a name that matches a
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certain pattern:
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$ restic -r /srv/restic-repo backup --files-from /tmp/files_to_backup /tmp/some_additional_file
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Paths in the listing file can be absolute or relative.
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Paths in the listing file can be absolute or relative. Please note that
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patterns listed in a ``--files-from`` file are treated the same way as
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exclude patterns are, which means that beginning and trailing spaces are
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trimmed and special characters must be escaped. See the documentation
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above for more information.
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Comparing Snapshots
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