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Mention "before_actions" command hook in soft failure documentation (#631).

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Dan Helfman 2023-01-25 13:01:52 -08:00
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@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ borgmatic. borgmatic logs the soft failure, skips all further actions in that
configurable file, and proceeds onward to any other borgmatic configuration configurable file, and proceeds onward to any other borgmatic configuration
files you may have. files you may have.
Note that `before_backup` only runs on the `create` action. See below about
optionally using `before_actions` instead.
You can imagine a similar check for the sometimes-online server case: You can imagine a similar check for the sometimes-online server case:
```yaml ```yaml
@ -93,6 +96,12 @@ hooks:
(Writing the battery script is left as an exercise to the reader.) (Writing the battery script is left as an exercise to the reader.)
<span class="minilink minilink-addedin">New in version 1.7.0</span> The
`before_actions` and `after_actions` hooks run before/after all the actions
(like `create`, `prune`, etc.) for each repository. So if you'd like your soft
failure command hook to run regardless of action, consider using
`before_actions` instead of `before_backup`.
## Caveats and details ## Caveats and details