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Merge pull request #1254 from jniggemann/doc_metadata

documents metadata handling, fixes #647
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Alexander Neumann 2017-09-20 20:24:57 +02:00
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@ -1075,8 +1075,11 @@ statements originating in functions that match the pattern ``*unlock*``
$ DEBUG_FUNCS=*unlock* restic check
Under the hood: Browse repository objects
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Under the hood
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Browse repository objects
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Internally, a repository stores data of several different types
described in the `design
@ -1121,6 +1124,33 @@ objects or its raw content.
"gid": 20
}
Metadata handling
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Restic saves and restores most default attributes, including extended attributes like ACLs.
Sparse files are not handled in a special way yet, and aren't restored.
The following metadata is handled by restic:
- Name
- Type
- Mode
- ModTime
- AccessTime
- ChangeTime
- UID
- GID
- User
- Group
- Inode
- Size
- Links
- LinkTarget
- Device
- Content
- Subtree
- ExtendedAttributes
Scripting
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