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Document that special file exclusion also excludes symlinks to special files (#596).

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Dan Helfman 2022-10-15 10:14:46 -07:00
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@ -220,8 +220,8 @@ such files. Common directories to exclude are `/dev` and `/run`, but that may
not be exhaustive. <span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version not be exhaustive. <span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version
1.7.3</span> When database hooks are enabled, borgmatic automatically excludes 1.7.3</span> When database hooks are enabled, borgmatic automatically excludes
special files that may cause Borg to hang, so you no longer need to manually special files that may cause Borg to hang, so you no longer need to manually
exclude them. You can override/prevent this behavior by explicitly setting exclude them. (This includes symlinks with special files as a destination.) You
`read_special` to true. can override/prevent this behavior by explicitly setting `read_special` to true.
### Manual restoration ### Manual restoration