From 6d57aa4dbe04dafb90408f1c19cc2aba64e3febd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Axel Burri Date: Sun, 5 Jun 2022 21:43:19 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] documentation: honor --exclude on backup candidates --- doc/btrbk.1.asciidoc | 11 +++++++++-- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/doc/btrbk.1.asciidoc b/doc/btrbk.1.asciidoc index d45cb8a..04ed75f 100644 --- a/doc/btrbk.1.asciidoc +++ b/doc/btrbk.1.asciidoc @@ -88,8 +88,15 @@ OPTIONS commands that would be executed. --exclude :: - Exclude configured sections matching ''. See - <<_filter_statements,FILTER STATEMENTS>> below. + Exclude configured sections matching '' (see + <<_filter_statements,FILTER STATEMENTS>> below), or any specific + snapshot from being backuped or deleted, or any specific backup + from being deleted. ++ +Note that excluding specific snapshots from being backuped has impact +on scheduling: e.g. if the "first snapshot of the day" is excluded, +the "second snapshot of the day" shifts to "first", creating a backup +as "first backup of the day". -p, --preserve:: Preserve all snapshots and backups. Skips deletion of any