From 2ce09dbf820dd9cb4b31214b344e704662513c67 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2024 09:10:52 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Snapshot documentation clarifications. --- docs/how-to/snapshot-your-filesystems.md | 13 ++++++------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/how-to/snapshot-your-filesystems.md b/docs/how-to/snapshot-your-filesystems.md index 3b0d0111..ad166389 100644 --- a/docs/how-to/snapshot-your-filesystems.md +++ b/docs/how-to/snapshot-your-filesystems.md @@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ like particular datasets to be backed up only for particular configuration files, use the `source_directories` option instead of the user property. During a backup, borgmatic automatically snapshots these discovered datasets -(non-recursively), temporary mounts the snapshots within its [runtime +(non-recursively), temporarily mounts the snapshots within its [runtime directory](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases/#runtime-directory), and includes the snapshotted files in the paths sent to Borg. borgmatic is also responsible for cleaning up (destroying) these snapshots after a backup @@ -228,12 +228,11 @@ more information about possible values here. (Under the hood, borgmatic uses For any logical volume you'd like backed up, add its mount point to borgmatic's `source_directories` option. -During a backup, borgmatic automatically snapshots these discovered logical -volumes (non-recursively), temporary mounts the snapshots within its [runtime -directory](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases/#runtime-directory), -and includes the snapshotted files in the paths sent to Borg. borgmatic is -also responsible for cleaning up (deleting) these snapshots after a backup -completes. +During a backup, borgmatic automatically snapshots these discovered logical volumes, temporarily +mounts the snapshots within its [runtime +directory](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/docs/how-to/backup-your-databases/#runtime-directory), and +includes the snapshotted files in the paths sent to Borg. borgmatic is also responsible for cleaning +up (deleting) these snapshots after a backup completes. borgmatic is smart enough to look at the parent (and grandparent, etc.) directories of each of your `source_directories` to discover any logical