From b811f125b28cc4310d9dd364a0226029524dd057 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Dan Helfman Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2023 21:42:43 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Clarify "checks" configuration documentation for older versions of borgmatic (#639). --- docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md | 21 +++++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md b/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md index c880c83e8..720d43340 100644 --- a/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md +++ b/docs/how-to/deal-with-very-large-backups.md @@ -60,7 +60,15 @@ consistency: - name: repository ``` -(Prior to borgmatic 1.6.2, `checks` was a plain list of strings without the `name:` part.) +Prior to version 1.6.2 `checks` +was a plain list of strings without the `name:` part. For example: + +```yaml +consistency: + checks: + - repository +``` + Here are the available checks from fastest to slowest: @@ -125,7 +133,16 @@ consistency: - name: disabled ``` -Or, if you have multiple repositories in your borgmatic configuration file, +Prior to version 1.6.2 `checks` +was a plain list of strings without the `name:` part. For instance: + +```yaml +consistency: + checks: + - disabled +``` + +If you have multiple repositories in your borgmatic configuration file, you can keep running consistency checks, but only against a subset of the repositories: