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Consider ZFS hook as a beta feature (#261).

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1.9.3.dev0
* #261: Add a ZFS hook for snapshotting ZFS datasets and backing them up.
* #261 (beta): Add a ZFS hook for snapshotting ZFS datasets and backing them up.
* Add a "--deleted" flag to the "repo-list" action for listing deleted archives that haven't
yet been compacted (Borg 2 only).

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### ZFS
borgmatic supports taking and backing up snapshots with the ZFS filesystem.
First, you need one or more mounted ZFS datasets. Then, enable ZFS within
borgmatic by adding the following line to your configuration file:
<span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version 1.9.3</span> <span
class="minilink minilink-addedin">Beta feature</span> borgmatic supports
taking and backing up snapshots with the ZFS filesystem. First, you need one
or more mounted ZFS datasets. Then, enable ZFS within borgmatic by adding the
following line to your configuration file:
```yaml
zfs:
```
No other options are necessary, but if desired you can override some of the
commands used by the ZFS hook. For instance:
No other options are necessary to enable ZFS support, but if desired you can
override some of the commands used by the ZFS hook. For instance:
```yaml
zfs:
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umount_command: /usr/local/bin/umount
```
As long as the ZFS hook is in beta, it may be subject to breaking changes
and/or may not work well for your use cases. But feel free to use it in
production if you're okay with these caveats, and please [provide any
feedback](https://torsion.org/borgmatic/#issues) you have on this feature.
#### Dataset discovery
You have a couple of options for borgmatic to find and backup your ZFS datasets: