From d959fdbf8dfb2adbd2bc2f4c9f0e6c716e262b1c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 11:50:29 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] Document new "check --only" command-line flag. --- docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md | 10 ++++++++++ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md b/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md index 35d78013..fe56d505 100644 --- a/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md +++ b/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md @@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ consistency: - path/of/repository_to_check.borg ``` +Finally, you can override your configuration file's consistency checks, and +run particular checks via the command-line. For instance: + +```bash +borgmatic check --only data --only extract +``` + +This is useful for running slow consistency checks on an infrequent basis, +separate from your regular checks. + ## Troubleshooting